Wagner Group

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West

It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence

The choice of name could be an attempt to add a layer of obfuscation to cover what has been in plain sight for a long time. That Russian mercenaries in Africa serve one master –…

Russia’s lawlessness at home and abroad is bringing into sharp focus what Vladimir Putin’s new world order would look like

Russia’s ministry for emergency situations on Wednesday announced the crash of a private plane travelling between Moscow and Saint Petersburg

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, once a close Vladimir Putin ally, said his troops had taken control of the military command centre and airbase in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don

Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces, who have spearheaded much of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, had entered the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and controlled its military…

Sudan has received billions in loans and investment from China, while Russia wants to set up a naval base in Port Sudan

God is in every dark corner, say those who have suffered in Ukraine, Mozambique and the Middle East

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom

Mercenary boss says Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, who died in Russia’s war on Ukraine in August, wanted to ‘repay Africa’s debts’ to Russia

Nomically, the left advocates pluralism and promotes difference, but only within a network of fixed, essentialized identities, and so permissiveness becomes prohibition.

The expanding use of private military and security companies in recent years suggests that they may take a leading role as the Ukraine conflict develops

The NGO has noted that paramilitary forces have executed, tortured, and beaten civilians since 2019

Mozambique needs to restructure its defence force and build an alliance with its neighbour Tanzania in preparation for a drawn-out struggle against ‘jihadists’