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.

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...

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

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 ... in the path of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Those three, all now ...

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

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

Moscow — With heightening geopolitical interest ... Queuing for BRICS+ Membership Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger which historically share the cross-border region of West Africa, are in the queue ...

At its peak, France maintained 1,000 personnel in Chad, making it the last Sahel nation to host French troops after withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso ... between Chad and Moscow have centered ...