ECOWAS formally loses members Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina ...
France hands over last military base in Chad
France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the ...
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ECOWAS grants Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger republic visa-free movement following exit
The ECOWAS bloc has offered some concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・ECOWAS ...
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Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange ...
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Moscow’s Southward March: Russia’s Geopolitical Maneuvers in the Middle East and Africa
This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Putin ...
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Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
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 ...
Syrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easy
Assad's regime, Russia lost a key ally in the Middle East -but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.
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Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
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 ...