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    Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find

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    United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor’s business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft U.N. report due to be published in September. Continue reading →

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    Private Military Organizations, Resource Concessions, and Conflict Termination How Private Military Organizations Impact Conflict Duration in African Civil Wars

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    Private Military Organizations, Resource Concessions, and Conflict Termination How Private Military Organizations Impact Conflict Duration in African Civil Wars   Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Africa Corps Accused of Atrocities in Mali

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    The men had been shot dead, and Ag Sidi’s body was dismembered, his arms and legs displayed in the shape of a swastika. Continue reading →

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    Russia’s Africa Corps Abandoned Malian Troops On Battlefield

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    Russia’s Africa Corps abandoned Malian junta forces on the battlefield Continue reading →

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    Secret UAE-linked camps used to recruit mercenaries for Sudan conflict – Report

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    An investigative report published jointly by The Daily Telegraph and the Dutch investigative organisation Etnious Reports alleges the existence of four secret military camps in eastern and southern Libya operating under the control of forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and allegedly supported by the United Arab Emirates
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    Africa Corps Adds Drones in Mali

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    Russian forces supporting Mali’s military junta have begun using kamikaze-style first-person-view (FPV) drones to attack rebel positions in the north of the country, mirroring the tactics Tuareg rebels and terrorists have used relentlessly to drive military forces from their bases in the region. Continue reading →

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    Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner’s Success. It’s Not Going Well.

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    “If you see what they’re leaving behind, like entire drone stations,” Laessing said in an interview from Cairo. “I mean, the Africa Corps, Russia pretended to do a lot of things, but in the end, they failed.” Continue reading →

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    An estimated 200 Russian fighters attacked in Mali

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    Fighters with Russia’s Africa Corps suffered an attack in northern Mali, targeting a convoy of over 200 Russians and 100 Malian soldiers.
    The attackers remain unidentified, but similar incidents last week were carried out by the al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA).
    Russia’s Africa Corps has gradually replaced Wagner as Moscow’s main military force in Africa and has formalized military collaboration with Mali.
    Recent months saw Russian instructors providing advanced training for Malian airborne troops, reflecting Russia’s growing influence among Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Continue reading →

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    Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying

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    Prosecutors also claimed the men were linked to Africa Politology, a Russian disinformation and propaganda network that emerged from the Wagner mercenary group. Continue reading →

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    Remains of the Africa Corps presence at Camp Amachach

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    On May 1, 2026, forces from the Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA), in collaboration with the terrorist group JNIM, seized the Amachach military camp in Tessalit and ousted Africa Corps and the Malian army (FAMa). Continue reading →

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