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

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

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

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

Mali and Burkina Faso – were sustained. By strengthening its presence in Libya, Moscow may retain enough capability to pursue its broader ambitions further south in Africa, absorbing the new ...

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

Burkina Faso has allied with fellow Sahel nations Mali ... according to monitoring group ACLED. Moscow has sent military instructors there -- as well as to several other African countries ...

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 ...