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

The Kremlin is using vessels from its “ghost fleet” — hundreds of aging commercial ships with obscured ownership — to send ...

A sign for the Alliance of Sahel States is seen in Niamey, Niger, in February 2024 ... Religious extremists, military officers and Russian mercenaries have all trained their ambitions on this ...

French nuclear group Orano halted uranium output in Niger last month as relations soured with the military junta that seized power in July 2023. "We have already met with Russian companies that ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in retreat.