Before his 2023 death in a suspicious plane crash, Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin had built a sprawling, ...

The presence of Russian mercenaries in Africa was once hailed as a success story, but recently the pressure on them has ...

As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand ...

For years, Russia and its mercenaries seemed unstoppable as they gained footholds in numerous African countries, at the invitation of local governments. They secured access to valuable raw materials ...

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to global aid — including eliminating 83 percent of US Agency for International ...

A single road cuts through the Libyan desert from the coastal city of Benghazi to al-Uwaynat on the northwestern border of Sudan. It was that road, analysts say, that carried dozens of Colombian ...

Mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner Group ... and a base of influence for Moscow in an increasingly anarchic West Africa. Malian authorities say the partnership is designed to combat Tuareg ...

The backlash against their disappearance comes as Russia expands its military and economic presence throughout Africa, using mercenaries to quell rebellion and fight extremists. Joseph Bindoumi ...

Russia’s Wagner Group, fighting alongside Malian soldiers, has been accused of massacring civilians, burning villages, and committing widespread human rights abuses ...