Oct 9, 2024 · Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and prime minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, discussed in Moscow expanding military ties, the Russian defence ministry said on...

Aug 13, 2024 · The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly was in Moscow Tuesday (Nov. 07). He met with the Defence minister of the Russian federation, and they agreed to...

Diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and the Soviet Union were established for the first time on February 18, 1967. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Burkina Faso recognized Russia as the USSR's successor. However financial …

Jan 18, 2025 · Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore hold national flags of Burkina Faso and Russia during a demonstration in Ouagadougou on October 6, 2022. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Mar 15, 2024 · Under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power in a second coup in September 2022, Burkina Faso has strengthened its military cooperation with Russia, seeking support from...

Nov 9, 2024 · Burkina Faso was a French colony for the first half of the 20th Century, and relations have soured with Paris following the 2022 coup. Moscow has sent military instructors there — as well as...

Jun 6, 2024 · Moscow pledged more support to Burkina Faso in fighting extremist military groups, as the Russian foreign minister continues his whirlwind tour of West Africa in an attempt to fill in the vacuum left by the region’s traditional Western partners.

Nov 8, 2023 · Burkina’s military rulers have deepened cooperation with Moscow as the country looks to diversify its international allies following a coup last year. Russia, which has grown more isolated since its Ukraine offensive, has in recent months discussed greater military cooperation with Burkina Faso.

Jun 5, 2024 · Moscow will increase the number of its military instructors in Burkina Faso, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Wednesday during a visit to the West African nation as part of a...

Nov 13, 2023 · Burkina’s military rulers have deepened cooperation with Moscow as the country looks to diversify its international allies following a coup last year, at the detriment of former colonial master France.