The number of mercenaries operating in African countries has grown in recent years, led by Russia’s former Wagner Group. In…
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A single road cuts through the Libyan desert from the coastal city of Benghazi to al-Uwaynat on the northwestern border…
ADF STAFF In the weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, satellite images told the story of a…
ADF STAFF Tensions between Algeria and Mali are growing over how to resolve Mali’s ongoing Tuareg rebellion, which has continued…
ADF STAFF Gender-based violence and allegations of rape in the Central African Republic (CAR) have escalated in recent months, and…
ADF STAFF Chinese private security companies (PSC) are a growing presence in Africa, where they often are tasked with protecting…
ADF STAFF Since the death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in August, some of its…
ADF STAFF Violent clashes between Russian mercenaries and civilians near gold mines in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been…
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…