At least three Russian fighters died when a convoy of the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps was caught in a jihadist ...

Russian influence is not built on strength, but on opportunism.

This month, the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group announced its total withdrawal from Mali, claiming it had completed its mission after three and a half years of operations in the West African ...

The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company, that it will end its three-and-a-half-years-long deployment in Mali is an important development in Russia’s evolving ...

Its successor, experts say, is the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps. For years, Wagner, which was funded by the Russian government and praised for its “courage and heroism” by Russian President ...

Entrenched in the Sahel, Russia is making a push for influence in Togo, according to a report by the Critical Threats Project.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to sub-Saharan conflict zones where a Kremlin-controlled armed ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow's state-run ...