After a series of coups undermined France's position in West Africa, Emmanuel Macron opted for a light but symbolic ...

French special forces provided support to Beninese troops who put down an attempted coup at the weekend, the head of the ...

FILE - Ivorian special forces soldiers conduct an urban reconnaissance exercise under the supervision of French special forces during the annual US. Military led counterterrorism training known as ...

What Le Monde called "France's secret war in Libya" involved occasional targeted strikes against leaders of the ultra-radical Islamist group, prepared by discreet action on the ground, to try to slow ...

Pascal Tigri fled to Togo after a failed coup in Benin. President Talon stayed in power with support from Nigerian forces, ...

A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge in ...

Finished in ‘special forces black', the NH90 FS/Standard 2 for the French Army is now in a flight-test campaign that will run through to the end of 2024. (Airbus) Airbus Helicopters has commenced the ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - French special forces have arrived in northern Cameroon to help locate a French family who were kidnapped on Tuesday and moved to Nigeria, a local governor said on Wednesday. The ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French special forces are present on the ground in Yemen with forces from the United Arab Emirates, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday, citing two military sources. The ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its ...