Wagner replaced by Russia’s Africa Corp in Mali: Diplomatic sources

Wagner replaced by Russia’s Africa Corp in Mali: Diplomatic sources

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told AFP on Sunday. “Officially, Wagner is no longer present in Mali. But the Africa Corps is stepping up,” one diplomatic source in the Sahel region said. A Telegram account…

Russian fighters to leave Burkina Faso for Ukraine

Russian fighters to leave Burkina Faso for Ukraine

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On its Telegram channel,…