France's military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic ... relied on the resources of the French base in Djibouti. Without these logistical points, projecting military ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

Russia has officially signed an agreement with Sudan to build a naval base on the Red Sea. This marks Russia’s first military base in Africa, a significant step in expanding its global military ...

At the same time, Paris's military presence in the Ivory Coast and Gabon is being cut back, in line with a restructuring plan for France's presence in West and Central Africa. A French base in ...

Russia has reached an agreement with Sudan to establish its first-ever naval base in Africa, giving Moscow strategic access ...

The Horn of Africa state announced it had opened an investigation ... where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti ...

Per the terms of the announced deal, Russia will establish its naval base near Port Sudan with a 25-year lease.

"A drone attack was carried out against a terrorist group at Addorta, a Djiboutian locality some six kilometres (3.7 miles) from the border with Ethiopia," the defence ministry stated. "Eight ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Russia has been increasing its influence across Africa, securing military cooperation deals and displacing long-standing ...