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 ...

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, ...

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, ...

A new school textbook in Russia is teaching children that Moscow was “forced” to invade Ukraine as it likens the conflict to the Soviet Union’s battle against Nazi Germany in World War II.

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