French President Emmanuel Macron said the French army is leaving African countries because the country does not want to help the juntas that came to power with the support of Russia. He emphasized ...

French soldiers secure the area where a suicide bomber attacked, at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali, Feb.10, 2013. (Jerome Delay/AP File Photo) ...

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power.

Which African countries are the biggest buyers of French weapons? By Maÿlis Dudouet. Reserved ... African leaders have “forgotten to thank France” for its military intervention in the Sahel, Emmanuel ...

Reports by the French military shortly after the massacre determined that 35 West African soldiers were killed in response to a “mutiny.” Other reports by the French army mention 70 deaths.

Some 350,000 soldiers from French colonies volunteered or were forced to fight for France in the World Wars. ... And those troops were under French command and hailed mostly from African countries.

African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, ... French and Arabic in 2024, compared with the Ukraine war, which was mentioned in 451,000 articles, ...

France's influence on Africa faces its biggest challenge in decades. Here, French soldiers secure the area of a 2013 suicide bomber attack in northern Mali. (Jerome Delay/AP) DAKAR, Senegal — It ...

Some 350,000 soldiers from French colonies volunteered or were forced to fight for France in the World Wars. Their contributions have been mostly overlooked. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 26, 2024.) ...

French schoolchildren honor the African soldiers who fought for France in World Wars A lesser-known amphibious ... Those troops were under French command and hailed mostly from African countries.