British Defense Ministry: Russia faces doctor shortage, recruits from Africa with minimal credential checks
Up to 2 % of Russian doctors and healthcare professionals left Russia to avoid the draft.
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Russia recruits Ukrainians in occupied territories to fight in Africa, Ukraine says
Russia’s Wagner private military company has started a large-scale recruitment of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories. The goal is to provide recruits for Russian influence operations in Africa.
Media: Ukrainian forces operate against Wagner mercenaries in Sudan
The Kyiv Post obtained footage displaying Ukrainian special forces elements questioning apprehended mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) in Sudan, the media reported on 5 February.
UK Intel: Russia moves to integrate Wagner Group into National Guard
Rosgvardia is reportedly offering Wagner volunteers six-month contracts for Ukraine and nine-month deals for Africa.
Blood Gold: How Kremlin mercenaries loot Africa to wage war in Ukraine
Seizing African gold mines and building smuggling networks, the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group has generated over $2.5 billion to fund Russia's war in Ukraine. But there is a way to close the tap on Wagner's Africa blood gold pipelines.
How Wagner Group exports Putin-style rule to Africa
Russia's Wagner Group follows a systematic four-part playbook to gain authoritarian control in African nations. In CAR, Sudan, and Mali, the Kremlin-backed mercenaries secure resource access for Russia in exchange for propping up Putin-like regimes.
ISW: Russia expands its military presence and influence in Africa
Formal basing agreements and sanctioned operations suggest these efforts would likely last for years, ISW reported.
Ukraine sets up embassy in Ghana for the first time
Opening embassies in Africa is part of Ukraine's strategy to implement President Zelenskyy's initiative to hold a global peace summit aimed at resolving the war with Russia. Ukraine plans to open ten new embassies in Africa.
African Union calls on Russia to restart Ukrainian grain deal – media
The 55-nation African Union called on Russia to reinstate a United Nations-brokered deal allowing Ukraine to export grain…
Russian grain handout to Africa can’t replace Ukraine’s disrupted exports – UN chief
Russia offered to donate 25-50k tons of grain to 6 countries after pulling out of deal that allowed export of 30mn tons; this cannot offset rising prices, says UN chief
Russia’s war in Ukraine will worsen Africa’s food security next two years – British Intel
Russia has conducted a conference for African leaders ten days after withdrawing from a deal that enabled export of 30 mn tons of grain to Africa
“Ukraine, world don’t need frozen conflicts” – Zelenskyy on African “peace plan”
President Zelenskyy has rejected South African President Ramaphosa's call for negotiating with Russia to stop Russia's war against…
South Africa leader calls to negotiate with Russia in 10-step “peace plan,” says Putin welcome at BRICS summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the…
African leaders come under missile attack in Kyiv en route on “peace mission” to Russia
South African Republic Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders have come under a Russian ballistic missile attack on…
Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows – WP
Egypt paused a plan to secretly supply rockets to Russia last month following talks with senior US officials…
Wagner owner Prigozhin eyes Africa after setbacks in Ukraine – Bloomberg
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, is reportedly preparing to scale back his private…
Moscow Patriarchate says it has churches in 19 African countries, angering Orthodox world but giving FSB expanded possibilities
At the end of 2019, the Patriarch of Alexandria, whose canonical territory encompasses all of Africa, recognized the…
Russian university accused of pressure on African students to join the war – The Daily Beast
Russian officials at the Southern Federal University (SFedU) in the city of Rostov-on-Don, near the border with Ukraine,…
Ukraine launches initiative to feed African countries on Holodomor commemoration day
Ukraine has raised $150 mn at the inaugural summit of the Grain from Ukraine initiative, aimed at overcoming…
Moscow Patriarchate moved into Africa to provide cover for FSB officers and PMCs, not to punish anyone over Ukraine, Horyevoy says
The Moscow Patriarchate has insisted and most people have accepted the idea that Kirill has expanded the presence…