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.The Sahel states of Mali,

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 agreement with Paris.

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), where armed ...

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 ...

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The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially withdrawn from regional economic bloc ECOWAS in the wake of decisions made a year ago, the multination body said on Wednesday.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

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states in Africa a priority.

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

The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has said that the Authority of the Head of State and Government of ECOWAS will determine the modalities of engagement with Burkina Faso,

The ECOWAS bloc has offered some concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・ECOWAS granted concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・The bloc emphasized its open-door policy for continued engagement with the three countries ・ECOWAS instructed member states to recognize

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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.