Key Takeaways France is struggling to maintain its traditional influence in West and Central Africa. As a result, Paris is exploring opportunities to expand its presence in the East and South of the ...

China’s growing network of ports in Africa could serve as a precursor to the creation of more military bases, according to a ...

This tiny African state has such a vital strategic location that most of the world's most powerful militaries have set up ...

Djibouti, the former French territory in the Horn of Africa across from the Arabian Peninsula, is the site of the last significant French military base on the continent and, in fact, the largest ...

A Cambodian official said his government would welcome a request from the United States for its ships to visit Ream Naval ...

The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has called on the government of Djibouti to take immediate steps toward initiating the evacuation of all foreign military bases from its territory.

France has handed control of two military facilities to Senegal, beginning the formal process of withdrawing its military ...

France has handed control of two military facilities to Senegal ... to sharply reduce its presence at all its bases in Africa except Djibouti, including the 350 French troops in Senegal.