Some see a clear explanation: Russia needs more troops, and young men in Africa desperately need jobs. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Thousands of young African men have signed up ...
JOHANNESBURG: A major defeat for Russia’s mercenary Africa Corps, in a battle with jihadist and tribal militia, is being reported in Mali. Deadly attacks by al Qaeda-linked rebels and mostly-Muslim ...
An attack by insurgents in Mali has thrown Moscow’s effort to exert regional influence across Africa into dire straits ...
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly. James Kamau Ndungu ...
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UK imposes sanctions against recruiters of African and other migrants to fight for Russia, build drones
The UK noted that Russia intensified drone strikes in early 2026, launching more than 200 drones per day into Ukraine in March, the highest monthly rate recorded, with April figures expected to ...
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Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away
When Russian forces withdrew from Kidal in northern Mali, retreating from the very rebels they were sent to crush, they ...
A significant number of young African men are enlisting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, primarily driven by economic hardship and Russia’s urgent troop needs.
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