France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities as African nations have grown closer to Moscow.

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

Mali and Burkina Faso – were sustained. By strengthening its presence in Libya, Moscow may retain enough capability to pursue its broader ambitions further south in Africa, absorbing the new ...

This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Putin ...

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed plans to expand its diplomatic presence in Niger Sierra Leone and South Sudan Moscow is ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

Russia has accused Ukraine and Western countries of using blackmail and Political pressure to disrupt its growing influence ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin ... in the path of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Those three, all now ...