These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states ...

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.

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's minister of interior and public security has called ... Niamey, Bamako, and Ouagadougou have welcomed Russia as a strategic partner and have signed security agreements with Moscow. On Tuesday, ...

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 ...