France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Analysis - Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw.

while others say it might be a military coup. Boko Haram fighters have launched incursions into the country since 2013, operating from their base in the Lake Chad Basin, which Chad shares with ...

The handover of the last French military base in Chad and the Sahel marks a loss of influence for Paris and European ...

Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw.

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead, the government said.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

In March 1994, the Lake Chad Basin Commission set up the Multinational ... Following Niger’s 26 July 2023 coup, the country has been in a “stand-down” mode from the force.