Former Barcelona player Mikayil Faye was linked with a transfer from Rennes to Bayer Leverkusen earlier this week, sparking ...

French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to "reset" France's relationship with its former African colonies appear to be faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ “ingratitude” for France’s role in counterterrorism have reignited debates over France’s diminishing influence in Africa.At ...

Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the most important religious festivals for Christians in ...

Defence agreements broken with Chad and Senegal, controversy sparked by French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks, talks ...

The remark came a month after he announced that France would have to close its military bases in Senegal. "I have instructed the minister for the armed forces to propose a new doctrine for cooperation ...

They are calling out Macron's insulting attitude. Chad has asked France to learn how to respect Africans. Senegal said France has neither the capacity nor the legitimacy to assure Africa's security or ...

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding negotiations about the withdrawal of French troops from several African countries ...

Notably, Chad, which hosted the last French military bases in the Sahel region, ended the "obsolete" defense and security pacts in November with France. Senegal and the Ivory Coast have also asked ...

Macron said Monday at an annual meeting of foreign ambassadors that France had “proposed to the African heads of state to reorganize our presence.” He added, “As we are very polite, we have given them ...

Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories ...

African leaders pushed back after French President Emmanuel Macron said that some of their nations owed their sovereignty to France after its troops intervened in their countries. France sent its ...