Russia has agreed to supply arms and military training to a newly established joint force formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...

Russia has discussed ways to boost military ties with the Sahel countries, promising to train their troops and provide ...

Our principal objective now is to form a united Sahelian confederation force to tackle the terrorist threat,' says Malian ...

Russia and a group of west African countries led by military juntas hailed growing military ties at a summit in Moscow on ...

The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in Moscow for their first official talks with Russia, as the three Sahelian countries work to strengthen ties with Moscow after cutting ...

BAMAKO - The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia ...

In a significant shift in the region's diplomatic and security landscape, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

Those freed include former ministers, a diplomat, a journalist and soldiers accused of a coup bid in 2010. However, ousted ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of Niger's junta, was formally sworn in as the nation's president on Wednesday, solidifying ...

It has since spread into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso ... traditional Western allies and sought military support from Russia instead. The United States on Monday sanctioned six senior ...

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s constitution ...