The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the inauguration of a new department dedicated to African partnerships.

MOSCOW, August 9. /TASS/. Russia has sent an official request to Niger to provide assistance over the kidnapping of two employees of a Russian company, according to a commentary by Russian Foreign ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Despite this, these countries maintained close ties with France, and only after the recent coups have Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso turned away from Paris toward Moscow. The military juntas forced ...

The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian ...

Niger has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine ... likely in an attempt to counter Moscow's growing influence on the continent. At the end of July, scores of Malian soldiers, along with mercenaries ...

This handout photo taken from video released by Investigative Committee of Moscow on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, shows the explosion site in an upscale residential block in Moscow, where the blast has ...

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...