For those African governments with leverage – market access and natural resources – a splintering of the West may sound ...

It has suffered setbacks in West Africa in recent years, including Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso, where French troops are no longer on the ground. France has said it is planning to sharply reduce ...

Portraying China’s presence in Africa with flags on maps can distort African states’ sovereignty and their power to make ...

West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub ... like the reliance on subjective judgement to create reliable maps and the need to spend money prospecting in areas with low chances of success.

Due to its proximity to then-French ... Africa, you may notice a narrow panhandle jutting out from Namibia. This is the Caprivi Strip. Until the early 20th century, Germany controlled German South ...

The massacre at Thiaroye took place on 1 December, 1944, when French colonial troops opened fire on West African soldiers ... operations once carried out in Africa. "During my research, I ...

West African countries set a fifth deadline of July 2027 for the launch of a single ...

Key Takeaways France is struggling to maintain its traditional influence in West and Central Africa. As a result, Paris is exploring opportunities to expand its presence in the East and South of the ...

Nowhere, outside of the war in Ukraine, has Russia proved so determined to expand its influence as Africa becomes another front in Vladimir Putin’s competition with the West. A sign for the ...

Just a month later, in March 2024, a separate set of breaks in the Wacs, Ace, Sat-3, and MainOne cables off the coast of West Africa caused ... and take coordinates so maps could be updated.

Rwanda is often touted as one of Africa ... a $20 billion French gas project in Mozambique and have replaced French troops fighting rebels in the Central African Republic. Map locates Kigali ...