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...

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 …

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...

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...

Jun 5, 2024 · Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the west African country boost its defence capabilities and fight terrorism, Russian state media quoted...

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.

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...

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...

Oct 13, 2023 · Burkina Faso's government said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia to build a nuclear power plant that will "cover the energy needs of the population," less than a quarter of...