Russia has been shipping weapons to conflict zones in West Africa in violation of international sanctions, the Associated ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

Russia’s deputy defence minister has become a central figure in Moscow’s strategy on the African continent. He meets ...

The Russian-backed Wagner Group, which spent more than three years fighting Islamic extremists in Mali, will be replaced by ...

Africa Corps a paramilitary group has taken over from Wagner group in Mali according to diplomatic and security sources ...

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, ...

After Prigozhin’s death Wagner’s operations in Bangui were ... been taken over by the Russian state and rebranded as the Africa Corps. Its fighters have suffered setbacks on the battlefield ...

“They talk about ‘Russian instructors.’ Russia has rebranded its presence, replacing Wagner with Africa Corps or Wagner Legion, entities linked to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian defence authorities have since rebranded Wagner’s Africa operations as Africa Corps. But in Mali, the fighters have continued to identify themselves as “Wagner”, analysts who monitor ...

Since then, the Russian Ministry of Defence has taken over large parts of the Wagner Group, incorporating them into its command structure under the Africa Corps. As experts continue to observe the ...

Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 betrayal, the Kremlin has been trying to supplant the Wagner group throughout the continent. In Mali, the Africa Corps – meant to take its place – is struggling to ...

As the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point acknowledged, “The picture of Moscow’s replacement for the Wagner Group—known as Africa Corps—has become clearer over the past several months.