
Burkina Faso’s Parliament has given the green light to a landmark agreement with Russia aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of civil...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 24, 2025Russia has begun providing direct support to Mali as the country struggles with fuel shortages that have disrupted transport, power supply and economic...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 21, 2025A new Russian Open Education Centre has been inaugurated in Ouagadougou, marking a deepening of educational and cultural ties between Russia and Burkina...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 6, 2025Niger is set to construct two 2,000-megawatt nuclear reactors and develop uranium deposits through a new partnership with Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation, Rosatom....
ByMayowa DurosinmiSeptember 28, 2025Russia has announced plans to set up intergovernmental cooperation commissions with Burkina Faso and Niger before the end of this year, further expanding...
ByOluwasegun SanusiSeptember 1, 2025Western leaders, including France, the European Union (EU), and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), continue to frame African cooperation with Russia as...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 31, 2025Russia has proposed building a nuclear power plant in Niger, offering broad cooperation in nuclear energy development, according to officials. The plan follows...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 29, 2025Burkina Faso and Russia are considering establishing direct air links as part of their growing bilateral cooperation, officials confirmed. Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 28, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Viktor Sergeyevich Voropayev as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Niger,...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 21, 2025The first session of the Mali-Russia intergovernmental commission convened on Monday in Bamako, deepening the partnership between the two nations. The meeting, co-chaired...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 30, 2025The Russian Minister of Energy, Sergei Tsivilev, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Niger in the fields of civil nuclear energy and...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 29, 2025Mali has signed agreements with Russia toward economic transformation following a high-level meeting between Malian Minister of Economy and Finance, Alousséni Sanou, and...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJune 26, 2025