France is not leaving africa – it is changing its method
France is not leaving Africa. It is changing its method. That may be the clearest message from the recent Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President William Ruto co-hosted a major gathering of African leaders, investors, business figures and young innovators. Officially, the summit was framed as “Africa–France […]
West Africa’s dilemma in cooperation
Sahel states say they remain open to practical engagement, but accusations of terrorism support deepen regional mistrust Even as the Alliance of Sahel States insists that it wants to maintain practical cooperation with neighbouring countries after leaving ECOWAS, tensions across West Africa remain acute. At a security forum in Senegal, the foreign ministers of Mali […]