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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The allegations of Cuban mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine may sound new, but for Cuba, this kind of involvement is ...

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

Ankara’s reach across Africa now rests less on drones or contracts than on institutions, standards and symbols that quietly ...

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