PARIS — Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday said West Africa’s coastal states had an opportunity to steal a march on the growing threat from Islamist militants and work more closely with European allies. Akufo-Addo

Niger has accepted that French and European special forces will cross into its territory from neighbouring Mali to combat jihadists and try to secure the border with the West African state, Niger’s president said on

France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West Africa, moving instead to Niger despite public disenchantment with Paris’ role in the

Depuis plusieurs mois, les hommes de Wagner ont pris pied au Mali. Comment leur présence s’est-elle décidée ? Combien sont-ils et où sont-ils déployés ? Comment se financent-ils ? Jeune Afrique lève le voile sur

L’UE et l’Union africaine (UA) ont scellé vendredi à Bruxelles un “partenariat rénové”, avec notamment le lancement d’une stratégie européenne d’investissements de 150 milliards d’euros et une aide accrue pour produire des vaccins anti-Covid en

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been inaugurated as the country’s president, weeks after he led a coup that overthrew democratically-elected Roch Marc Christian Kabore. In a televised ceremony, Damiba swore to “preserve, respect, uphold and

France’s decision to withdraw its troops from Mali came after relations between the two countries soured, when Mali did not act on an agreement to organise presidential elections for February 2022. Mali also reportedly accepted