Chad and Senegal hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African countries in the Sahel had “forgotten to say thank you” to France for helping to combat jihadist insurgencies. Both countries have demanded in recent months the withdrawal of French troops from their territories as France’s military presence in West Africa continues to wane.
Chad FM accuses Macron of ‘contemptuous attitude towards Africa’
Who benefits from Guinea’s bauxite wealth amid local poverty?
News Desk
Mamadou Aliou, an environmental safety officer and activist in Bembou Silaty, Guinea, illustrates the struggle faced by locals as bauxite mining displaces agriculture and devastates