The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria following a lightning rebel offensive in November has shaken Assad-ally ...

Despite being rich in natural resources, the Sahel region of Africa remains mired in extreme poverty, political instability and warfare. What are the broader implications of military coups for ...

In a bold move, Sudan and Libya have both rejected Russia’s attempts to expand its influence on the African continent. Sudan has blocked Moscow’s plan to build a naval base on the strategic Red Sea ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

Despite international mediation efforts, Sudan's civil war has continued throughout 2024, deepening the humanitarian crisis.

Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow at the RUSI think tank and the author of the book Russia in Africa, described the collapse ...

They were designed to, among other things, glorify the regime of then-Wagner ally Khalifa Haftar in eastern Libya and whitewash Russia’s activities in Africa. The role of Shugalei was played by ...

The Russians have begun transferring equipment and technology from the Khmeimim air base in Syria to Libya's Al Jufra airport ...

However, those ties cannot compensate for what Russia has lost in Syria — an emblem of great-power status. Putin’s inability ...

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the ship was dispatched to evacuate troops from Syria and is currently adrift near ...

Meanwhile, the Khmeimim airbase, established in 2015 near Latakia, is Russia’s most crucial aviation hub in the Middle East. Russia’s involvement in Syria dates back to a 2015 agreement with ...