Private military companies, private security companies, paramilitary forces and mercenaries have operated in Africa for decades, but their use by…
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Since arriving in Mali almost four years ago, Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries have kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured hundreds of Malian…
At a market in the town of Sébabougou, in a part of western Mali that has been contested by terrorists…
Political and military analyst Gregoire Cyrille Dongobada has authored more than 75 articles in two and a half years, reporting…
Russia has expanded its military presence in Libya by transferring personnel and equipment to the Maaten al-Sarra base near the…
A Cameroonian man was being treated in the infirmary of a Russian military camp in eastern Ukraine when he shared…
ADF STAFF Chaos continues to reign in many parts of Mali, as extremist militant groups terrorize civilians and clash with…
ADF STAFF Richard Kanu served in Sierra Leone’s military for more than 10 years, but nothing prepared him for the…
ADF STAFF After a recent battle between the allies of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support…
ADF STAFF Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo recalls the first time he was approached by a Russian man named Micha…