The barrage included aerial glide bombs that have become part of a fierce Russian onslaught in the all-out war, which began on Feb. 24, 2022.

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

The Africa Corps, a Kremlin-backed paramilitary force, announced it will maintain its presence in Mali following the recent ...

Russia's mercenary group Wagner said that it is leaving Mali after helping reestablish the Malian junta's control over ...

“They talk about ‘Russian instructors.’ Russia has rebranded its presence, replacing Wagner with Africa Corps or Wagner Legion, entities linked to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian defence authorities have since rebranded Wagner’s Africa operations as Africa Corps. But in Mali, the fighters have continued to identify themselves as “Wagner”, analysts who monitor ...

Since then, the Russian Ministry of Defence has taken over large parts of the Wagner Group, incorporating them into its command structure under the Africa Corps. As experts continue to observe the ...

Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 betrayal, the Kremlin has been trying to supplant the Wagner group throughout the continent. In Mali, the Africa Corps – meant to take its place – is struggling to ...

As the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point acknowledged, “The picture of Moscow’s replacement for the Wagner Group—known as Africa Corps—has become clearer over the past several months.

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the ...

Despite pressure from the Russian authorities to opt for Africa Corps, the Central African and Malian leaders are stalling as long as they can. This is because they are satisfied with Wagner ...