Fought against Ukraine, now claimed to be victims: Kenya’s plea for five men held by Ukraine
Kenya says the men took Russian army contracts under false job promises.
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Kenya and South Africa went first, and now Ghana accuses Russia of luring Ghanaians into war
The methods drawing foreigners toward the front range from bogus contracts to political intrigue across Africa.
Botswana warns its people about Russian job scams that end in the trenches against Ukraine
Officials say they keep getting distress calls from citizens already at the front, describing dangerous conditions they never signed up for.
Kenya announces amnesty for citizens conscripted into Russia’s war – 160 still on the frontline
Nairobi secured a deal in Moscow to halt further conscription after 252 Kenyans were sent to Ukraine in six months.
Kenya says Russia agreed to stop recruiting its citizens – families of the missing are still waiting
Nairobi shut down more than 600 recruitment agencies run by Russian agents funneling people to the war in Ukraine.
Over 1,000 Kenyans lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine, 50+ Ghanaians killed there — three governments confirmed it, none confronted Moscow
Kenya's Foreign Minister called himself "pragmatic and realistic" ahead of his Moscow trip, saying the visit was "not a confrontation."
Nairobi thought Russia recruited 200 Kenyan citizens to kill Ukrainians. A new report says it’s over 1,000
Families of the mercenaries gathered in the Kenyan capital demanding their return while the government condemned Moscow's use of Kenyans as "cannon fodder" and its foreign minister prepares to visit Russia next month
Cuban mercenary captured near Kupiansk after joining Russia’s war effort under deportation threat
A Cuban mercenary who claims he was forced into Russia’s war after being arrested in Moscow was captured…
India confirms 202 citizens served in Russian Army — 119 returned, 50 still stuck, 26 killed, 7 missing
Indian authorities say Moscow was given DNA samples to help identify victims, while diplomatic talks remain active.
Over 200 Kenyans lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine, Kenya says
Kenya's government warns that Moscow's recruitment efforts are still ongoing, targeting citizens with false promises and dangerous assignments.
South Africa investigates how 17 citizens were deceived into joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Presidency says the men are trapped in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas after being misled by fake job recruiters — a Russian tactic previously reported in many countries including India and Nepal.
“Corrupt and ruthless” Russian agents deceived Kenyans into fighting in Ukraine – Nairobi
Moscow's recruiters used "falsified information" and fake job contracts to lure Kenyan citizens into military service, with agents masquerading as Russian government officials.
Russia’s war needs bodies: Kenyan recruits rescued before being shipped to Ukraine frontline
A multi-agency raid near Nairobi exposed a recruitment scheme using fake Moscow job offers to funnel men to the front.
Kenyan athlete says he was lured to Russian army, but Ukrainian fighters who captured him aren’t so sure about that
Signed papers he couldn’t read, trained under threats, and vanished into forests to survive.