A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
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France turns over final Sahel military base amid forced withdrawal from Chad
France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...
Journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...
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Mission 300: World Bank Initiative Aims to Improve Electricity Access in Africa by 2030
The World Bank and the African Development Bank, supported by a host of other partners, have launched Mission 300, an ...
Flags, fists and falls: Africa's top shots
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...
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Chad leader welcomes 'complete' departure of French forces
President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...
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With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power?
French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s ...