West Africa

Spotlight | Senegal
Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

In Focus | Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

President Faye's support for the closure of French bases in Senegal has thrown the future of bilateral military cooperation into question. Negotiations are about to begin and the political leaders of the two countries are not ruling out a definitive break-up, much to the dismay of their armies.

Inner circles | Nigeria
The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Placed at the head of Nigeria's security apparatus, Nuhu Ribadu is meddling in political issues and attempting to deal with the multiple threats facing the country. To do this, he calls on a researcher, a number of specialists and his network in Western capitals.