By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Michel Rose RABAT/PARIS (Reuters) -Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for a year have been released following mediation from Morocco, France and Morocco said on Thursday,

Four French nationals detained for more than a year in Burkina Faso were released this week after negotiations between the two countries and Morocco

Since the independence of French colonies in Africa, France has maintained a policy of economic, political and military sway dubbed Françafrique, which included having thousands of permanent troops in the region.

France has officially handed over its first military base in Faya-Largeau to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French forces. This move follows Chad’s abrupt termination of military cooperation last month with its former colonial power.

Four French intelligence officers arrested a year ago in Burkina Faso have been freed after mediation by Morocco. We reveal what lay behind their detention and France’s efforts to secure their release.

France has begun withdrawing its troops from Chad following N’Djamena’s abrupt decision to end its decades-long defense agreement with the former colonial power. An initial group of 120 French soldiers departed from the Central African country,

Four French nationals were released after a year in detention in Burkina Faso on Thursday. Relations between France and Burkina Faso deteriorated considerably after Ibrahim Traore come to power

France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries said Thursday, December 26.

It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France.

Ibrahim Traore, the country's president, welcomed Morocco's diplomatic efforts and noted that France and Burkina Faso's relations had soured in recent years. In a post on X Thursday, France’s ...

The West African nation's information agency said in a statement that Captain Ibrahim Traore, the country's president, welcomed Morocco's diplomatic efforts and noted that France and Burkina Faso ...