France's top two trading partners in sub-Saharan Africa are Nigeria and South Africa - former British colonies which have never hosted a French military base. Since the beginning of the century, ...

The Kremlin is attempting to present itself as a partner to the new leadership in Syria. However, Moscow's sheltering of ...

that he wants "strong protections", including from "malign influence", for a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia, ...

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to Mauritius under a renegotiated deal to retain a U ...

Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has questioned the duration of the lease on a US-British military base, he told a local newspaper, a contentious element of negotiations in which the UK ...

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Ivorian President Alassane ...

By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by pressure from the military dictatorships that have taken power across the Sahel and by anti-French ...

UK's Starmer Wants 'Strong Protections' for Military Base in Chagos Islands Deal LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam ...