#African Mercenaries
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![Recruits at the Pass Out Parade of the newest recruits to the Table Mountain SEAM Special Operations Rangers at Bortjiesrif, Cape of Good Hope on March 31, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s “Education” Programs in Africa Mask a War Recruitment Pipeline")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traor during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia on May 10, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Kremlin Opens Language Schools in Africa—But They Teach Propaganda, Not Russian")
![Nonkululeko Mantula in Russian Sochi, 2024. (Source: Nonkululeko Mantula/Facebook)]( "Nonkululeko Mantula in Russian Sochi, 2024. (Source: Nonkululeko Mantula/Facebook)")
![Demonstrators hold Russian flags with the emblem of Russia on in Bangui, on March 22, 2023 during a march in support of Russia and China's presence in the Central African Republic. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Turns Language Programs Into Propaganda Tools in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East")
![A Sukhoi Su-35S military fighter jet performs during the International Military-Technical Forum Army 2022 at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow, Russia, on August 18, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Sukhoi Su-35S military fighter jet performs during the International Military-Technical Forum Army 2022 at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow, Russia, on August 18, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Alleged members of the Wagner Group pose for a photo in a desert landscape, equipped with a mix of Russian and Middle Eastern-style military uniforms. (Source: Russian media)]( "Alleged members of the Wagner Group pose for a photo in a desert landscape, equipped with a mix of Russian and Middle Eastern-style military uniforms. (Source: Russian media)")
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A BBC investigation reveals testimonies from Malian refugees alleging torture, executions, and abuse by Russian mercenaries. The report traces the legacy of Wagner Group operations and their transition to Russia’s Africa Corps.
