The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa ... forces were no longer needed.Credit...Pool photo by Ludovic Marin In Africa’s ...

A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week recognises the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants.

Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. policies in coastal West Africa—and sub-Saharan Africa more broadly—have focused primarily on humanitarian goals such as mitigating conflict, promoting ...

Concerning the trade on this Coast, we notified your Highness that nowadays the natives no ... West India Co. September 5, 1705 The history of the European seaborne slave trade with Africa goes ...

Africa’s current conflicts haven’t prompted the outpouring of sympathy in the West that accompanied ... ignited by Israel’s war in Gaza. There has been no equivalent to the Live Aid concerts ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa ... The Aro War in Nigeria ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Africa "a hostage" of Russia's war during an address to ... hunger" as it seeks leverage over the West. "Leaving cereals blocked is dangerous ...