Carbon offsetting in dry and arid lands is not a proven way to help fight climate change. Research from the Great Green Wall shows why.

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 ...

Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

The French president’s attitude towards Africa has been an ongoing headache for his diplomats on the continent, who find themselves running constant damage control.

Macron’s submissions irritated African leaders, especially those of countries that are former French colonies. Chadian foreign affairs minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, accused the French leader of ...

Macron demanded the immediate release of Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who was detained at Algiers airport in November. In ...

The Joe Biden administration on 16 January sanctioned the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for destabilising the ...

Over the past decade, France has been forced out of over 70 percent of the African nations where it once maintained a ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and his ruling party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), have established a strong foothold in the Chadian political landscape following the recent ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore joined criticism of Macron's suggestion that some West African leaders ...

Senegal: Senegal first declared its intention ... to address security threats and interfering in domestic affairs. Macron first announced in in June 2021 that French forces would start a phased ...