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

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Federal workers associations sued, arguing the president lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in ...

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Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Ivorian President Alassane ...

Demonstrators outside the Capitol on Wednesday in support of U.S. Agency for International Development.Credit...Haiyun Jiang ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

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