Two men in their early 20s left South Africa in July 2024 after discussing joining the Russian army on Discord with another gamer. Details about their fate emerged through correspondence between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian officers from the Wagner Group are seen around Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadera in Bangui, on July 17, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Felista Njoki, wife of Samuel Mwaura Wainaina who was recruited to fight in the Russia–Ukraine war, holds a phone displaying his ...

The Great African Expedition launched from the Baltic port of Kaliningrad in August 2024. An orchestra played “When the Saints Go Marching In” and a priest blessed the crews with holy water. Officials ...

Russia’s proxies have few solutions to offer when tackling West Africa and the Sahel’s problems. On July 28, 2024, dozens of Wagner fighters were killed in an ambush by Tuareg rebels on the outskirts ...

South Africa found itself at the center of a brewing international controversy after allowing a Russian cargo aircraft to land on its soil, despite the plane being explicitly blacklisted by the United ...