Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Gabon, Djibouti, Chad... The agenda is still unclear for the remaining French forces on the continent ...

Author Mahua Sen writes about her hometown of Forbesganj in Bihar. The people are tired, and they want to be a part of the mainstream of the country. In the villages falling in the ambit of the ...

France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July's military coup. Nearly 200 troops, 28 ...

Being in Africa militarily "plays a key role in justifying France's permanent seat on the UN Security Council - France is an 'essential actor' when security issues in West and Central Africa are ...

With a wave of coups in former French colonies in Africa, France is finding it can no longer take its military role on the continent for granted. There have been growing protests against France's ...