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.

Sudan will allow Russia to build its first naval base in Africa, the country's foreign minister, Ali Youssef, said during a visit to Moscow on Feb. 12. "Sudan and Russia have reached an understanding ...

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

Two countries’ foreign ministers meet in Moscow and agree there are no obstacles to long-delayed plan. A plan for Russia to ...

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yousif Sharif has said the establishment of a Russian naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast is ...

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

A U.S. general confirms China will open a base in Djibouti. Here's why that shouldn't be taken as a threat. Plus, details on China’s five-year plan, more on the Ma-Xi meeting, and a US ...

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 ...

African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union.

Located on one of the world's busiest shipping routes, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti hosts important US military and French military bases.

Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) writes in this op-ed. By Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) ...