Burkina Faso is under army rule since January 2022 ... African nations with continued French military presence. 'Break ...

Junta leader of Burkina Faso Captain Ibrahim Traore lambasts French President Emmanuel Macron for insulting all Africans.

France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ...

Several African nations have expelled French troops, signaling a significant decline in the former colonial power’s influence ...

France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country's authorities to ...

It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa.: Its influence on the continent ...

Analysis - The previous expulsion of French troops from the region saw countries invite and embrace alternative partners like Russia and China.

French President Emmanuel macron faced backlash from several African nations after suggesting they should be grateful for ...

French forces have also left Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger in recent months after a series of military coups.

Sangaré studied in Russia for nine years starting in 1974. He said that he faced far less racism there than in France, Burkina Faso’s former colonial ruler, and that he thought Russians ...

France has officially handed over its second military base in Chad as part of an agreement to withdraw its forces from the ...

01/07/2025 January 7, 2025 France is in the process of withdrawing troops from Chad, Senegal and Ivory Coast and has recently left Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. The development, dubbed "Frexit ...