Analysts say Russian mercenaries focus on mineral extraction rather than security in Sahel countries after U.S. and French military withdrawal from the region.

Countries that sell weapons to nations where Russian private military companies (PMCs) operate risk breaching global arms ...

A new study suggests mercenaries linked to Russia's Africa Corps may likely have used Malian military equipment in violation of an international arms treaty.It is said that a picture is worth more ...

The multi-stop journey is emblematic of the circuitous routes used to avoid Western airspace or possible cargo inspections in unfriendly countries.

A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...

If Bamako really does fall into the hands of Islamists it would mark a stunning reversal — and not only for Mali’s military junta, whose seizure of power in 2020 on a wave of anti-French sentiment ...

The allegations of Cuban mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine may sound new, but for Cuba, this kind of involvement is business as usual. In 1963, Cuba sent soldiers to Algeria to participate in ...

The security business spans everything from pudgy rent-a-cops in shopping centres and armed guards hired by companies in ...

It is unclear if the Venezuelan government was telling the truth—but the CIA has a long history of clandestine operations in Latin America.

Russian operatives with ties to the Kremlin are reportedly attempting to prevent the extradition of Horatiu Potra, a former ...

And all parts of the industry have expanded in recent decades, as governments have trimmed their armed forces and private ...