France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the ...

The French army has handed over its last base to the Chadian army, putting an end to its long-term presence in this Sahel ...

Officers from the French and Chadian army salute as the French flag is lowered during a ceremony ... JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP The recent moves by two West African countries to end foreign military ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... after his latest show at Paris Fashion Week in France on Monday. [THIERRY CHESNOT / GETTY IMAGES] In the ...

MATTHEW JACOBS / AFP This woman flies the flag for Liberia ahead ... Bocuse d'Or pastry contest in France on Friday. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.

In this article, we will further explore BOAC's route network in 1950, using original route maps the airline issued to ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late ...

BERLIN—Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade in an index released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide, from leading powers such as the ...

The handover of the Kossei base, the French army's last such facility in the central African country, follows Chad's surprise ... cooperation," Deby said at the base where only the Chadian flag was ...

Economic activity is expected to rise more quickly in Latin America, the IMF said, adding that it also expected growth in sub-Saharan Africa to pick up this year.

Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.