An agreement signed years ago for the creation of a Russian naval base in Sudan remains on the table following talks in ...

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yousif Sharif has said the establishment of a Russian naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast is "still on the table," stressing that negotiations are moving in a positive ...

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced to pull troops out of several other African countries. "Our ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Against this backdrop, two high-profile forums were held recently in Djibouti, aimed at addressing regional stability and ...

Navy commander Shen Jinlong “read an order on constructing the base in Djibouti”, but agency Xinhua did not say when the base would begin operations. Ships carrying personnel for China's first ...

the capital of Djibouti. They are Chinese military bases. China’s military has become increasingly active around Japan, and tensions have ratcheted up between the two countries. But in Djibouti ...