Russia has announced the establishment of a Department for Partnership with Africa as part of its strategy to strengthen ties with the continent. The move marks another step in Moscow’s pivot towards ...

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed plans to expand its diplomatic presence in Niger Sierra Leone and South Sudan Moscow is ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Nigers minister of interior and public security has called for increased vigilance to deal with the alleged threat France ...

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.

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.

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

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 ...

Moscow's possible involvement in the plane crash could damage Russia-Azerbaijan relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks in Moscow on January 14. Lavrov spoke about the ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger, the first time a European citizen has been seized in the country since the military took power in 2023. Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and ...