French west Africa Stories

Amadou Bagayoko: Blind Malian musician whose joyful songs changed West African music
The Conversation  |  Apr 12, 2025

The married singers, who met when she was 18 and he 21, took traditional Mali music and blended it with western rock and many other influences to shap...

What France loses by closing its military bases in Africa
The Conversation  |  Jan 28, 2025

As part of the informal division of security responsibilities among Western nations, France has long been considered the “gendarme of Africa”.

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