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.

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.

The ECOWAS bloc has offered some concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・ECOWAS ...

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

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

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

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the ...

Junta-led Burkina Faso and Niger are battling Islamist militant groups ... and praised Trump for earlier remarks Moscow said amounted to an acknowledgment that it was a mistake for the West ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

French forces have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following ... Those countries have moved closer to Moscow, with Russian mercenaries deployed across the Sahel ...