France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities as African nations have grown closer to Moscow.

In a significant development that marks a new chapter in the political dynamics of West Africa, the ECOWAS Commission has confirmed that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali, and the ...

The three countries led by military regimes formally notified ECOWAS of their desire for “immediate” withdrawal. But the texts of the West African organisation required one year’s notice for it ...