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The South African government is investigating how more than a dozen men unwittingly ended up on the front line in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

South Africa scrambles to rescue 17 men lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine, exposing a web of exploitation, politics and international mercenary recruiting involving a former president's daughter.

Chinese entrepreneur stirs controversy by amassing 10 million and leasing them to companies outside Africa. Internet service providers cry foul.

Africa became a major arena of Cold War rivalry as newly independent nations navigated pressure from both the United States ...

Recent instability in Mali is proof that Russia’s paramilitary presence has never had much to offer West African security and development.

While the Cold War raged between the U.S. and the USSR, a shadow network was quietly redrawing the map of Africa. Known as the Safari Club, this secret alliance included intelligence agencies from ...

Since last fall, more than 12,000 North Koreans have reportedly been deployed to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine. Recently, Ukraine accused the Kremlin of recruiting foreign fighters from ...

Three years ago one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century ended when Ethiopia’s government struck a peace deal with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party of the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The upcoming cold snap in the Sunshine State will be intense enough to make Iguanas rain from the sky in South Florida. Yes, you read that right. Iguanas are cold-blooded reptiles ...

A high-stakes thriller executive produced by Afrobeats star Burna Boy titled “3 Cold Dishes” — about three African women exacting cold revenge on the men who sexually exploited them — is looking to ...