MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov on Thursday held talks with the defense ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, member states of the Confederation of Sahel ...

ABIDJAN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara called on Monday in Abidjan for a resumption of talks between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance ...