Turkish delegation in Niamey on July 17, from left to proper: Vitality Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Nationwide Protection Minister Yaşar Güler and International Minister Hakan Fidan with Basic Abdurrahmane Tchiani. Niger transfer of Türkiye goes past vitality and defence business offers; it goals shut relations in West ASfrica just like the one with Somalia in East…
The army regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso signed a treaty on July 6 organising a confederation between them. The treaty goals at strengthening a mutual defence pact named Alliance of Sahel States introduced final 12 months by the three international locations. Niger’s Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traore, and Mali’s Col…
Analysts say that tensions between France and North African nations are creating alternatives for different international gamers like Russia and China to determine their affect on this strategically situated and resource-rich area. The newest subject centres on France’s appointment of the brand new Overseas Minister, Stephane Sejourne, who, as a member of the European Parliament…
France is planning to cut back its army presence in West and Central Africa to round 600 troops in step with President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to restrict the French army footprint within the area, three sources instructed AFP. Issued on: 17/06/2024 – 17:09Modified: 17/06/2024 – 17:32 2 min In February 2023, Macron introduced “noticeable discount”…
By Mamadou Faye BBC Information Afrique 6 November 2023 Picture supply, Getty Photographs With a wave of coups in former French colonies in Africa, France is discovering it may well now not take its navy position on the continent as a right. There have been rising protests towards France’s presence in Africa, the place it…
The West African Well being Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with Experience France, has launched a brand new regional challenge aimed toward strengthening human assets in public well being, with an preliminary concentrate on three ECOWAS international locations (Benin, Guinea and Togo). The challenge, financed by the French Growth Company (AFD) to the tune of 4.5…
Editor’s notice: Seymur Mammadov, a particular commentator for Information.Az. The article displays the creator’s opinions and never essentially the views of Information.Az. Senegal, a former French colony on the western coast of Africa, is getting ready for a brand new part in its historical past geared toward strengthening its independence and sovereignty. The nation’s…