ADF STAFF Extremist groups are again trafficking weapons from Libya and other sources into the Sahel, signaling a potential escalation…
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ADF STAFF From southern Sudan to central Mali, the stories are almost identical: Russian-speaking men, sometimes accompanied by local soldiers,…
ADF STAFF Soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane idled on a runway in Khartoum, Sudan. According…
ADF STAFF A decade after it was declared a supermarket for illegal arms traffickers, Libya once again has become a…
ADF STAFF In the months since the junta ruling Mali invited Russia’s Wagner Group into the country, more than 450…
ADF STAFF A newly created open-source website called “All Eyes on Wagner” tracks the activities of the mercenaries working for…
ADF STAFF The use of a self-guided drone on the Libyan battlefield may have been a first in Africa. Now…
ADF STAFF In Frederick Forsyth’s 1974 novel, “The Dogs of War,” a band of mercenaries slips into a small, fictional…
In Russia’s frenzied attempt to flex its muscles, get access to natural resources and increase its geopolitical relevance, it relies…
ADF STAFF The increasing presence of Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa underlined the Kremlin’s continued efforts to exert its influence…