This marks Russia’s first military base in Africa, a significant step in expanding its global military presence. The deal was finalized after Sudan’s foreign minister visited Moscow ...

Religious extremists, military officers and Russian mercenaries have all trained their ambitions on this broad belt of Africa known as the Sahel, wedged between the Sahara to the north and the ...

Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on Friday in St Petersburg. President Putin made the ...

Russia is landing military aircraft on newly refurbished runways under its control in Libya as the Kremlin quickly expands its footprint in Africa, satellite images show. Telegraph analysis of ...

Russia is reducing its military footprint in Syria and shifting some of its assets from the Middle Eastern country to Africa, flight data and satellite imagery analyzed by RFE/RL appear to show.

This was first done primarily through the Wagner Group, a private military company ... said the goal of the expansion was to contribute to the strengthening of Russia-Africa ties; to improve ...

The Russian military’s daily toll in men and equipment raises concerns about whether this expansion will improve its overall effectiveness. With over 600,000 casualties from the fighting in ...