Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina ...

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key ally in the Middle East -but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Renovations of a disused Libyan airbase by Russian forces could point to Moscow's increasing attempts to assert power in ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange ...