French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting several African countries this week in an attempt to reverse his country’s waning influence on the continent as key allies eye up partnerships with other global powers, including Russia. This intervention is unlikely to convince Nigerien civil society groups who have been hitting the streets in recent months as…
Just ten years after the rescue of Mali official government by the French military operation Serval, which became Barkhane a few months later, the security situation in that country remains structurally more fragile than in 2013. Beyond Mali, it is most seriously threatened throughout the Sahel to the edges of Lake Chad and the gulfs…
President Adama Barrow on Saturday emphasised his government’s determination to unite Gambians to work together for peace and development and leave behind durable achievements. Speaking in an event to mark the 58th independence anniversary of the country held at McCarthy Square in Banjul, President Barrow said the country’s governance approach and development initiatives illustrate the…
