The ECOWAS breakaway states of Burkina Faso and Mali are on the verge of signing a nuclear deal with one of their most ...

In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

Begin your day with SOFREP’s Morning Brief, offering essential news on defense and global affairs for June 4, 2025. Today’s ...

Russia will transfer new shipments of food aid to the poorest countries in ... At the same time, the Russian leader announced gratuitous supplies of 25-50 thousand tons of grain for Burkina Faso, ...

Burkina Faso ... food products will arrive in Ouagadougou,” he said. Traore, highlighting Moscow’s role on the world stage, said: “Despite all the sanctions that have been imposed on the ...

In June, Russia said it was sending additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the west African country boost its defence capabilities and fight terrorism. Moscow has so ...

Burkina Faso, under military leadership since a 2022 coup, has played host to contingents of the Wagner mercenary force, whose founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in 2024. In June, ...