Storyline: Many people in Niger have welcomed the country's departure from the Economic Community of West African States ...

The path to influence lies not in coercion but in persuasion, fostering relationships built on mutual respect and shared ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

Analysis - With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa's Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

"What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized ...

Morocco’s strategic role in promoting stability in the Sahel is central to tackling transnational threats, with initiatives ...

Formed in 1975 to promote economic integration and regional cooperation, ECOWAS has long been a pillar of political and economic authority in West Africa. The departure of these three Sahel countries ...

While the Tutsi and Hutu ethic rivalry seem to be the geneses of the great lakes conflict, there are more sinister players which have benefitted from this on-going conflict. The fact that millions of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stands at a crossroads as it marks its 50th anniversary. Once a beacon ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...