#African Soldiers
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![Members of a Madagascar army contingent stand in a road near their camp near Antananarivo on October 11, 2025. Illustrative image. (Photo: RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images))]( "Russian Admission Reveals Military and Coercive Agenda Behind African “Russian Houses”")
![Richard from Uganda gives an interview after being caught. (Source: 63rd Brigade)]( "Richard from Uganda gives an interview after being caught. (Source: 63rd Brigade)")
![A destroyed military truck, reportedly part of a Russian Africa Corps convoy, lies mangled after an ambush near Ménaka, Mali. (Source: Butusov Plus)]( "A destroyed military truck, reportedly part of a Russian Africa Corps convoy, lies mangled after an ambush near Ménaka, Mali. (Source: Butusov Plus)")
![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")
![Russia’s Nuclear Fever Dream for Africa Is Taking Shape]( "Russia’s Nuclear Fever Dream for Africa Is Taking Shape")
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To Russia, Africa’s energy gap is a business model. Moscow sees “power poverty” as the perfect entry point—offering nuclear deals that create dependence on its funding, technology, and expertise, while cementing long-term influence over governments, resources, and strategic assets.![Nonkululeko Mantula in Russian Sochi, 2024. (Source: Nonkululeko Mantula/Facebook)]( "Nonkululeko Mantula in Russian Sochi, 2024. (Source: Nonkululeko Mantula/Facebook)")
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