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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the video, the expression on the face of French President Emmanuel Macron is unsmiling, maybe even frustrated. "I think they forgot to say ‘thank you,'" Macron says. He adds, more directly: "I say ...

France's reputation in its former African colonies has been tainted for a while. A recent speech by President Emmanuel Macron might deepen the divide.In the video, the expression on the face of French ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, on January 6, addressed the annual conference of ambassadors, outlining his foreign policy priorities for 2025. However, his remarks during the event ignited ...

Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah criticized Macron's remarks as disrespectful, while Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko emphasized that Senegal's decision was made without any ...