African countries are concerned that, following the war in Ukraine, Russia may bolster its mercenary forces with criminals, particularly those who were initially deployed on the Ukrainian front.

What is Russia's future in Africa? In general, Russia's mercenary activities in Africa are likely to continue evolving. Julia Stanyard believes that with the constant stream of new missions ...

The group’s operations in CAR are part of a broader strategy to expand Russian influence across Africa at the expense of local sovereignty and stability. Alleged Mercenary is Former Norwegian ...

Retired Colombian soldiers have been brought to Sudan to bolster the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with promises of a good salary and tricked into thinking they would be providing security to oil ...

Russia’s most infamous mercenary company ... to oil deals in Syria and lucrative gold- and diamond -mining in Africa, particularly in the violence-wracked Central African Republic, also drew ...

the Russian mercenary group that President Vladimir Putin has used to expand Moscow’s influence at gunpoint in some of Africa’s weakest states. Wagner fighters, often working at the behest of ...

Investigate the Wagner Group's Expansion Understand what drove the expansion of the Wagner Group, a hybrid mercenary-paramilitary organization that operates with Russian state backing, particularly in ...

Russian-backed mercenary groups, including Wagner fighters in the Sahel rebranded as Africa Corps, are using crowdfunding platforms and social media subscriptions to bypass traditional financial ...

This meeting is crucial for Russia's strategic pivot in West Africa, and the strengthened cooperation with Russia will ...

Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew are battling some French soldiers on the French-controlled Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to ...

MOSCOW--Russia's most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board ... leaderless and raise questions about its future operations in Africa and elsewhere. Whoever or whatever was behind ...