Africa

Three Russian mercenaries killed in blast in Central African Republic

Three Russian mercenaries killed in blast in Central African Republic

The explosion occurred in the village of Bandiba where police vehicles drove over an IED.

11:00, 31.05.2021

UN suspects Russian mercenaries of murder, rape, looting in CAR – media

UN suspects Russian mercenaries of murder, rape, looting in CAR – media

Between 800 and 2,000 Russian mercenaries are taking part in the war, investigation believes.

09:00, 06.05.2021

PMC Wagner: Several Russian mercenaries killed by CAR rebels – media

PMC Wagner: Several Russian mercenaries killed by CAR rebels – media

At least one has reportedly been taken hostage.

18:45, 16.02.2021

NATO following "very closely" Russia's military buildup, including in Crimea – Stoltenberg

NATO following "very closely" Russia's military buildup, including in Crimea – Stoltenberg

Increased Russian presence is also the reason why NATO has increased the readiness of forces, Stoltenberg said.

12:45, 15.01.2021

Russia uses hybrid influence in Africa to put pressure on France – media

Russia uses hybrid influence in Africa to put pressure on France – media

Russia has gained access in the CAR to the exploitation of mineral resources, including diamonds.

21:00, 29.12.2020

"May God save us": Mali president resigns, dissolves parliament amid coup – media

"May God save us": Mali president resigns, dissolves parliament amid coup – media

It comes hours after he and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were taken to a military camp near the capital Bamako, drawing condemnation from regional powers and France.

11:00, 19.08.2020

Russia setting up military bases in Africa – German intel report

The Kremlin assists authoritarian regimes which suppress own populations.

12:45, 06.08.2020

U.S. protests backed by Russian pressure group CNN earlier disclosed in Ghana

CNN and Twitter found accounts posing as belonging to U.S. residents were being set up and run from Ghana and Nigeria.

18:40, 05.06.2020

Pirates attack container ship off Benin, kidnap Ukrainian crewman – MFA

The Ukrainian national's whereabouts remain unknown.

19:20, 21.04.2020

Nigeria warns of 'strange epidemic outbreak' as 15 die and 104 infected by mystery disease – media

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) added the first cases had been discovered last month in January.

12:22, 13.02.2020

Russia to build military base in Somalia – media

Moscow's growing influence in Africa is worrying many in the West, the report says.

21:50, 30.01.2020

Ukrainian Mi-24 crews deliver airstrike on ADF militants in Congo on MONUSCO Command's order

After the attack, the militants ceased fire and retreated deep into the jungle.

11:00, 13.11.2019

Foreign Policy: Putin lost his African great game before he started

Russia wants to expand its footprint across Africa – but the feeling isn't mutual.

13:53, 04.11.2019

Five Russian mercenaries killed in Mozambique ambush – media

The men were part of the notorious PMC Wagner.

12:20, 31.10.2019

Russian propaganda targets CNN reporter following exclusive reporting on country's secret army in Africa – media

CNN has discovered that Wagner now has hundreds of fighters operating on three different continents.

15:20, 15.08.2019

Russia to deploy military specialists to Republic of Congo as Moscow expands global reach – media

Experts have said Moscow is attempting to expand its global reach in order to counter the impact of Western sanctions, which were levied in response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2015.

11:30, 28.05.2019

SBU discovers illegal cache of aviation weapons

Perpetrators were plotting to traffick arms to UN-sanctioned African countries.

10:20, 17.05.2019

Omar al-Bashir: Sudan military coup topples ruler after protests

Sudan's intelligence service said it was freeing all political prisoners.

20:15, 11.04.2019

UN chief 'deeply saddened' by Ethiopia plane crash which killed over 150, including 19 UN staff

The disaster happened on the eve of the UN Environment Assembly when Heads of State, environment ministers and thousands of others will convene for five days in the Kenyan capital.

09:58, 11.03.2019

Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes, killing 157 aboard Boeing 737 – media

The aircraft had shattered into many pieces and was severely burnt.

16:18, 10.03.2019

U.S. General tells of Russian Wagner PMC presence in Africa

U.S. military commanders worry that Russia’s outreach is increasingly part of an effort to gain access to raw materials, like mineral deposits, as well as leverage.

09:00, 08.02.2019

Wagner PMC part of Russian military intel, IDs of "mercenaries" confirm – Ukraine security chief

The SBU head says peculiarities of the issue of travel passports for a group of troops that set off for Venezuela proves they are a "secret detachment of outsourced assassins hired by Russia's military intelligence."

20:00, 28.01.2019

New evidence ties murder of three Russian journalists in CAR to "Putin's chef" – media

Witness accounts, call records, and other evidence point at the Russian trace in the elaborately orchestrated killings.

11:05, 11.01.2019

Russian mercenaries help put down Sudan protests – media

Earlier, the United States put the Wagner group on the sanction list over their participation in the Russian war against Ukraine.

15:15, 10.01.2019

Ukraine to send 20 servicemen to join UN stabilization mission in Mali

MINUSMA was established by UN Security Council resolution 2100 of April 25, 2013, to support political processes in Mali.

17:54, 09.01.2019

Gabon coup attempt: Government says situation under control – BBC

Army generals, civil society and opposition leaders mentioned in the rebels' statement as potential supporters would be investigated.

13:35, 08.01.2019

CAR rebels demand Russian mercenaries be pulled out - media

Earlier, the chairman of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic, Abdu Karim Meckassoua was removed from office.

10:20, 29.10.2018

Russian journalists in Africa reportedly eliminated by Russia's PMC Patriot – Dozhd

PMC Patriot is reportedly connected with Russia's Defense Ministry.

03:16, 29.09.2018

Russian journalists killed in Africa had footage about Russia's PMC Wagner bases – media

The three men were working on a documentary film about the Russian private military company.

21:58, 08.08.2018

Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic ambush

The three men were shooting a documentary about the Russia-linked Wagner private military company.

22:50, 31.07.2018

First Ukrainian Trade mission starts in Ghana – media

Ukrainian products are in high demand on the African market.

14:40, 04.04.2018

Russian proxies in Donbas aided by Italian nationalist attempting to sell coal to Africa - NGO

The self-styled “ministry of coal and energy of the Donetsk People's Republic ('DPR')" is actively exploring the markets for coal mined in the occupied territory of Donetsk region, according to Information Resistance, a Ukrainian non-governmental project on information security.

11:00, 23.01.2018