Al-Qaeda-led militants bent on building an African caliphate are closing in on Mali’s capital and forcing a retreat of the Russian mercenaries who were meant to staunch the spread of the Islamist ...

A major defeat in Mali has undermined the Wagner Group’s battlefield reputation and raised questions over Moscow’s ambitions in Africa. The July 2024 clash near Tinzaouaten left about 80 Wagner ...

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite Wagner's announcement, Russia ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Russia’s Africa Corps is carrying out the same brutal tactics as Wagner — rapes, beheadings and organ theft — say ...