West African

Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
December 31, 2024
[ad_1] Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region.In an end-of-year...
Could new super highway lure military regimes back into the West African fold?
December 15, 2024
[ad_1] West African leaders are gearing up for a crucial summit on Sunday in Nigeria's capital Abuja, where they will focus on the morale-sapping departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and...
Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
December 1, 2024
[ad_1] THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of...
For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
November 28, 2024
[ad_1] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a...
Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
August 29, 2024
[ad_1] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at...
‘Barcelona or die’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
August 26, 2024
[ad_1] THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents' knowledge,...