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 ...

France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities as African nations have grown closer to Moscow.

The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially withdrawn from regional economic bloc ECOWAS in the wake of decisions made a year ago, the multination body said on Wednesday.

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

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

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 ...

A Catholic charity has made it possible for a diocese in Burkina Faso to provide six months' basic food supply to impoverished IDPs (internally displaced persons). Bishop Joseph Sama of Nouna has ...

Another Indian national from Kerala, who was similarly recruited, has been injured and is receiving treatment in a hospital in Moscow," said the ministry of external affairs in a statement ...

Earlier this month, it was announced Moscow had taken control of the Russian side of a joint venture between brewing majors Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes. Tick here to opt out of curated ...

Despite the US imposing numerous sanctions on Rosatom’s subsidiaries and top officials — with the latest measures announced in early January 2025 by the US Department of State — Vietnam continues to ...

Moscow maintains effective economic relations with Central Asian countries to evade Western sanctions, leading to considerable growth in regional with European countries, and in turn, with Russia. For ...

Moscow’s naval and air bases in Syria have been the hubs for supplying Russia’s continental operations – mainly in Libya and also in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic and Sudan.