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Tag Archives: Africa
Doubling Down: Russia’s Military Network in West Africa
As Russia doubles down on—and potentially expands—its military presence in the Sahel, Malian civilians continue to pay the price. Recent reports confirm increasing incidents of Africa Corps-perpetrated rape, torture, beheadings, mutilation, and summary executions, especially across northern Mali and the border with Mauritania. Continue reading
Africa Corps Work at Libyan Air Bases Raises Concerns
Russian work at six Libyan air bases shows that Moscow is expanding its military foothold in North Africa, while transferring weapons, mercenaries and other fighters to war zones. Continue reading
A new court case might hold Mali responsible for the mercenaries it invited in
Mali’s accountability does not turn on whether it ordered the Moura killings. It turns on what Mali did, and failed to do, as the sovereign authority responsible for what happens on its own territory: whether it took steps to prevent harm from forces it deliberately contracted, investigated the killings once they were documented, prosecuted those responsible, and provided any remedy to survivors. Continue reading
Sanctioned Russian ship delivers armored vehicles to Mali
Verified video broadcast by Mali’s state television on July 25 showed a large convoy of armored vehicles arriving in the capital, Bamako Continue reading
Colombian Mercenaries Carry Colombia’s Old Wars into Sudan’s Stolen Childhoods
In Sudan’s brutal war, Colombian mercenaries allegedly trained abducted boys to operate artillery and anti-aircraft guns, exposing how Latin America’s veteran economy now feeds distant conflicts while children inherit the violence, shame, and trauma that professional soldiers can leave behind. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Colombia, Mercenaries, Training
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Child Soldiers, Colombian Mercenaries, and UAE Complicity in Sudan
the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have systematically recruited and trained children, with foreign fighters playing a direct role in turning minors into combatants. Continue reading
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THE LAST HONEST MERCENARY
The man they had come to hear was already standing at the podium, though no one had announced him. He simply appeared, as he always had—without fanfare, without entourage. Eeben Barlow was seventy-something now, his hair gone the color of gunmetal, his blue eyes still carrying the unsettling directness of a man Continue reading
Posted in Africa, David Isenberg, Fiction, Outsourcing/Privatization
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UN report says Libyan territory used in covert air route supplying Sudan’s RSF
UN report says Libyan territory used in covert air route supplying Sudan’s RSF by SafaAlharathy Sat, 01/08/2026 – 14:28 A United Nations panel of experts has found that a covert air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Logistics, Mercenaries, United Nations
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Rights group accuses Russia’s Africa Corps of unlawful strike that killed civilians in Mali
Rights group accuses Russia’s Africa Corps of unlawful strike that killed civilians in Mali According to HRW, an aircraft dropped two munitions over the village. One struck the village chief’s compound,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Mali: Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ Airstrikes Kill Civilians
The Russian government-controlled, that Africa Corps carried out airstrikes in central Mali on June 15, 2026killed eight civilians, including three children, in an apparently unlawful attack, Human Rights Watch said today Continue reading
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