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

Russia and Burkina Faso "have a shared political vision," while Moscow acts as a strategic partner at several levels, including diplomatic, military and economic, Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de ...

According to Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, Burkina Faso is a country of strategic importance MOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/. Burkina Faso provides new opportunities for the development of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...