Take the case of Wagner Group’s (now Africa Corps) influence campaigns in the Sahel. These campaigns positioned Russia as a defender of African sovereignty while portraying European missions ...

known as the African Corps, an armed formation under the defence minister. This transition began in the Central African Republic (CAR), where Russia has held considerable influence for years.

Marine Gen. Michael Langley, center, and Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed Berrid at the African Lion military exercise in Morocco, May 23, 2025. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP) The U.S ...

and later Africa Corps. Many other nations have turned to different private military firms, including the Chinese company Beijing DeWe, which is securing the construction of the Mombasa–Naivasha ...

via the Africa Corps (formerly the Wagner Group), which has provided assistance to insurgents in exchange for access to valuable resources, primarily gold. The Russians have hauled away some $2.5 ...

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command operate the Avenger Air Defense System, at African Lion 2025, at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia. (Sgt. Jose Lora/Army ...

Their pants were dressy. And atop their heads, they wore pith helmets painted silver for the everyday safety patrol member and gold for patrol supervisors. That uniform, unbearably uncomfortable ...

At the Senate, the king and queen were greeted by a 100-member military honor guard whose members wore red dress uniforms and white pith helmets. Artillery boomed out a 21-gun salute. Later ...