By Mary Alorh The recent developments in Chad and Senegal regarding French military bases have sparked important discussions about the relationship between France and its former...
By Gregory Simpkins France, one of the European colonial powers that divided up the African continent at the infamous Belin Conference of 1885, is on the...
By Mary Alorh The shifting dynamics of global power over recent decades have profoundly impacted policies and diplomatic relations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. African nations are...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 2022, Gabon and Togo became the newest members of the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of countries originally established in...
Chad has announced the termination of its defence cooperation agreement with France, requiring French troops to leave the country. The decision, announced Thursday after French Foreign...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the aftermath of the second world war, France witnessed a great deal of political instability. In 12 years, the country had...
By Gregory Simpkins Since African nations began the road to independence in the 1950s, there have been about 100 coups in which militaries overthrew elected governments....
By Gregory Simpkins The coup virus in Africa continues to infect nations – even those that had seemed somewhat immune. Niger has been considered a beacon...
Reuters | Kylian Mbappé has told Paris St Germain (PSG) he will not take up the option of a one-year extension in his contract when it...
Ghana and France are looking to strengthen their business ties. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ghana (CCFG) want to enhance bilateral trade between...
Gabon’s government has told French oil major Total’s local subsidiary to pay $805 million in back taxes from 2008 to 2010, in a case watched closely...
Jean-Philippe Désir. PHOTO/F. Perry/AFP Late last year, the ruling Socialist Party in France voted anti-racism activist Jean-Philippe Désir as its leader, a move that could potentially...
By Sanou Mbaye In recent years, China and Africa have formed one of the modern era’s most successful economic and trade partnerships. China benefits from Africa’s...
Venus Williams defeats Mathilde Johansson at Hopman Cup on Tuesday January 1. 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images Venus Williams lifted the United States to victory in its Hopman...
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (l) speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama during a round table meeting at the G8 summit in Deauville May 27, 2011....
Christiane Taubira., Incoming French Minister of Justice In an unprecedented move in French politics, three black politicians, two of them women and all from France’s overseas...
France said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Rwanda after authorities in Kigali refused to accept Paris’s choice of a new envoy. “The Rwandan authorities...
