Africa Corps (Russia) - Wikipedia
The Africa Corps has a smaller and more integrated role compared to Wagner, focusing on providing military support, training, and urban counterterrorism cooperation with local Russia …
Wagner vs Africa Corps: The future of Russian paramilitaries in Mali
Jun 16, 2025 · But as Wagner leaves, security advisers from the Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary group, will remain in their place, ensuring a lingering presence of …
Takeaways from AP's investigation into Russia's Africa Corps in Mali
Refugees from Mali have told The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit, Africa Corps, is committing abuses like rapes and beheadings.
Africa Corps: Has Russia Hit a Ceiling in Africa?
While Russia may hope to explain away such failures as a symptom of Wagner that will die once the Africa Corps takeover matures, Moscow will need to seriously invest in its Africa Corps …
The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian ... - RAND …
Jun 12, 2025 · Russian mercenaries currently have a clear presence in six African countries, though not all client states have been transitioned to the Africa Corps. Most notably, the …
Wagner Replaced by Russia's Africa Corp in Mali, Diplomatic …
Jun 8, 2025 · The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told AFP on Sunday.
Putin’s War In Africa: Russia’s Mercenary Force ‘Africa Corps ...
Mar 7, 2025 · According to The Africa Report, Russia’s military and the Africa Corps have been expanding their footprint further south, deploying troops from Syria to Libya and reinforcing …
Russia's Africa Corps Takes Over From the Wagner Group
Feb 7, 2024 · Africa Corps is the semiofficial name for a paramilitary structure created by the Russian Ministry of Defense and, to some extent, by Prigozhin.
Report: As Russia Shifts to Africa Corps, Plausible Deniability ...
Aug 19, 2025 · Around the Sahel and West Africa, Russia’s African Initiative, a messaging platform, trumpets Africa Corps as a stabilizing force and emphasizes Russia’s image as a …
Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Wagner commands an estimated force of 5,000 operatives deployed throughout Africa, from Libya to Sudan. As part of the transformation, the defence ministry has renamed it …