With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional ...

Wagner fighters have operated in the Central African Republic, serving as military instructors for local forces and personal security for officials, while also exploiting mineral resources. Evidence ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost "a significant part of a large grouping" in the area of the village of Udachnoye and the ...

Back in Nuuk, Lynge turns to the map once more to reflect on how Greenland became caught up in a much bigger game. He refers to the 1946 attempt by the US to buy Greenland from Denmark, under which ...

Digital propaganda and manipulated information by external actors erode public confidence in democracy on the continent.For the past three decades, Beijing has started the year by sending its foreign ...