Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

A vast central African metropolis is thought to be the most francophone city globally, with more people speaking French there than Paris. Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic ...

These 19 priority countries are located in Africa, with the exception of Haiti. They receive the majority of soft loans, amounting to half of France’s grants and two thirds of the grants operated by ...

organized a workshop with parliamentarians from French-speaking African countries on their contributions to establishing effective defense and security policies in Africa. Co-funded by the Open ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...

By the end of December 2020, the AFD had already dedicated€1.119 billion, 80% of which was for Africa, to help developing countries. Furthermore, France was behind the international ... Between 2011 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech on Jan 6 to French ambassadors that African countries had "forgotten to say thank you" to France for its decadelong military efforts in fighting ...

France’s military influence in Africa is waning as its troops have withdrawn from Chad and other ex-colonies, aligning with a ...

Here is an analysis in infographics. African leaders have “forgotten to thank France” for its military intervention in the Sahel, Emmanuel Macron said in his speech earlier this month to French ...