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 ...
Al Jazeera on MSN7d
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: ...
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 ...
CBC.ca22d
Barrick Gold suspends operations in Mali after government seizes gold stocks
Loulo-Gounkoto accounts for around 14 per cent of Barrick's estimated 2025 gold output, while gold is Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80 per cent of total exports in 2023.
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 ...
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 ...
The Punch Newspapers on MSN19h
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 ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN9d
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 ...
modernghana.com10d
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 ...
Trend News Agency3d
European neocolonialism: the ghost that won’t rest
The Global South is no longer willing to tolerate Europe’s veiled imperialism. In Africa, countries like Mali and Burkina ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN7d
Renewed Boko Haram attacks and foreign mercenaries
THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East ...
MyJoyOnline4d
Ghana’s Gold: Cursed or Blessing?
Ghana, once known as the "Gold Coast," has a history connection with gold. For centuries, this precious metal has shaped the nation’s destiny, fueling trade, wealth, and development. But has gold been ...