African countries are concerned that, following the war in Ukraine, Russia may bolster its mercenary forces with criminals, particularly those who were initially deployed on the Ukrainian front.

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

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 ...