The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are in Moscow for their first official talks with Russia, as the three Sahelian countries work to strengthen ties with Moscow after cutting relations with France and its allies.
The talks mark the first round of "consultations" between Russia and the Confederation of Sahel States, a political and military alliance created in 2023 by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and known by its French acronym AES.
