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

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Tuesday, June 10, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.

Since seizing control in September 2022, insurgents continue to expand their territory ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. Written in French, the book is the ...

President John Mahama says the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is regrettable. He said "The recent decision by Mali ...

The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries' foreign ministries said in a ...

Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning them in 2022 and 2020 respectively. Nonetheless, the OIF says it considers these multiple ...