Russia’s information operations in Africa expanded significantly since 2022, even if those efforts remain largely unnoticed against the much more visible…
Gone after leaving “for work”
Mercenaries wanted
Through deception, willingly, or out of necessity
The propaganda of nostalgia and hope
Empire of propaganda: media, culture, and the African MAX
Ukrainian intelligence said the campaign aims to target young Africans with pro-Russian messaging.
Recruiters are believed to have exploited established migration networks that have long been used to source and take advantage of…
Ukraine estimates that nearly 1,800 Africans have been enlisted by Russian forces to fight on the frontline of the war.
NAIROBI: More than 1,000 Kenyans have gone to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine, most of them tricked into signing military…
Russia recruits thousands of African fighters for its war in Ukraine, often through deceptive agencies promising civilian jobs…
More than 1,000 Kenyans and people from 36 African nations are fighting for Russia, many of them recruited fraudulently.
