N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — 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 ...

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

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.

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

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.

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

Moscow is set to expand its diplomatic presence in Africa with the establishment of embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced ...

Moscow supports the deployment of a joint force by Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali to combat terrorism in the Sahel region, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has stated. The ...

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 ...

From last week, continues the  narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority ...