The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities. The move on Thursday came two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

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

Soldiers practice for a military parade at the Russian air base Hamaimim. Russia is hoping to maintain its military bases in Syria, with talks underway between a delegation from the Russian ...

N’DJAMENA, Chad — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities ... French forces have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following years ...

France has finally ended its 60-year military presence in Chad by closing its last military base there ... Burkina Faso and Niger. The withdrawals could also continue; in recent weeks, Senegal ...

His fall was a hit for Russia, which used its military bases in Syria not only to prop up al-Assad’s regime but also to project its power internationally. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in ...

Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and Africa, according to a person in Moscow familiar with the situation.