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Soldiers and mercenaries killed at least 34 civilians in Mali, Amnesty report says - reuters.com
Soldiers and mercenaries killed at least 34 civilians in Mali, Amnesty report says reuters.com
September 29, 2026Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.
May 26, 2026Phone tracking shows how Colombian mercenaries backed Sudan's RSF - report
The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.
April 22, 2026Cameroon 'military contractors' killed in Russia-Ukraine war - BBC confirms leaked message
The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.
April 8, 2026At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.
February 27, 2026Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war
The men believed they were going to Russia for training as bodyguards but ended up on the front line.
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Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds
Three years into the war and a year after Khartoum was taken over by the Sudanese army, the battered heart of the capital city remains quiet. Children play pool in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts o
US sanctions 3 people, 2 firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries in Sudan war
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s
Phone tracking shows how Colombian mercenaries backed Sudan's RSF - report
A network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided critical support to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enabling it to capture the western city of el-F
Phone tracking shows how Colombian mercenaries backed Sudan's RSF - report
A network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided critical support to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enabling it to capture the western city of el-F
Cameroon 'military contractors' killed in Russia-Ukraine war - BBC confirms leaked message
Sixteen Cameroonians have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the BBC has confirmed after a foreign ministry source verified that a recently leaked diplomatic note circulating on social media
Ukraine alleges Russia enlists more than 1,700 Africans to fight
Ghana’s foreign minister says many of the Africans are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs. Share Save Ukraine has accused Russia of using deception to recruit more than 1,700 Afric
Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Another 11 SA men ‘on way home soon’ from Ukraine battlefields - Presidency
Updated Feb. 24, 2026, 2:37 p.m. | By Faith Modise Sign up: Share this: President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the return of South African men who were lured onto the battlefields in the
Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war.