Al Jazeera on MSN8d
With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: ...
iafrica12d
Defending Earth’s Largest Lung
Dodoma and Gitega Ink Railway Deal with Chinese Firms Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia Join Russia’s Currency Trading List Burkina Faso Debuts New AES Passport Amid Regional Shift Founded in 1996 ...
The Africa Report9d
CFA franc, passports, joint force: What are the Sahel States’ plans after split with ECOWAS?
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...
The rise of AES and the fall of French influence in West Africa
The imminent departure of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks a ...
Opinion | A Major Battle Is Brewing In Africa. Can India Catch Up?
It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...
modernghana.com11d
West Africa’s New Era of Independence and Security
Imagine a group of nations standing up and saying, Enough is enough . That rsquo;s precisely what rsquo;s happening with Mali ...
The Punch Newspapers on MSN1d
It’s ECOWAS of people, not coup plotters
The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...
France's Military Withdrawal Presents Opportunities And Risks To West African States
This moment could provide an opportunity for West African states to shake off the remnants of the power imbalance that ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN10d
Dr Muhammad Dan Suleiman: France still (Con)descends on Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...
TheCable10d
Good riddance to AES: ECOWAS’ chance to reinvent or perish starts now
Today marks the expiration of the six-month grace period the Economic Community of West African States gave ...
modernghana.com13d
A Call for Economic Sovereignty: Nationalizing Ghana's Mineral Wealth
In recent times, Burkina Faso 39;s military leadership has taken bold steps to nationalize its mineral resources, expelling ...
Why China may step up African security efforts after Wang Yi’s ‘close call’ in Chad
China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, observers say China is putting its Global Security Initiative to the test in ...