Back in June 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin was probably the most feared and famous mercenary ... of gold from Africa in the past two years, which is likely to have helped fund its war in Ukraine ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Like many ... incursion on to Russian territory since World War II. It is the first confirmed case of a CAR mercenary killed in Kursk-region fighting since ...

The ensuing revenge violence that led to 19 deaths calmed down only on the intervention of President Salva Kiir, who ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.

So he joined Russia's military fighting Ukraine in exchange for $4,200. Then his family in the Central African Republic got a text in Russian: "Hello. Derrick is dead." ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

As the stalemate between Russia and Ukraine continues, the war is changing life not ... and gold" via its Wagner Group mercenary force, now rebranded as Africa Corps, said Lisa Klaassen at The ...

Derrick Ngamana, a 32-year-old from the Central African Republic (CAR), has been confirmed as the first African mercenary to die while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to Russian-language ...

Moscow has sought to establish a greater presence in North and West Africa, and the “Russian Expeditionary Corps” is leading those efforts.