In early February 2026, Russia rsquo;s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) publicly accused the government of French President ...
E UROPE IS facing a “geopolitical and geo-economic state of emergency”, declares Emmanuel Macron. If the continent does not ...
The SVR argues that France is attempting a political and strategic comeback in Africa after a wave of anti-colonial uprisings dismantled French-backed regimes across the Sahel and West Africa. This ...
When there’s a clear act of aggression, I think what we should do isn’t bow down or try to reach a settlement,” Macron said ...
After a year of tensions, Chad is seeking renewed ties with former colonial ruler France amid concerns over a spillover from ...
The trio’s exit from the Economic Community of West African States has had real negative consequences for the affected ...
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger - three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States (AES) to resist external ...
Niger security forces say 20 assailants were killed and several aircraft damaged during the overnight attack on Niamey’s main ...
NEWS ANALYSIS. While global powers covet Africa's natural resources, they have paid little attention to the wave of coups that have swept the continent in recent years.
Operation Barkhane was the largest French antiterrorist mission in Sub-Saharan Africa and a key element of European security policy in the Sahel. Launched in 2014, it aimed to stabilise the region by ...
The SVR specifically cites the January 3, 2026 attempted coup in Burkina Faso, alleging that France supported a plot aimed at assassinating President Ibrahim Traore, described by Moscow as a key ...
Shifts in the balance of power across Eurasia are prompting states to seek new alliances and recalibrate their security ...