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Congo Said No to Wagner. Then It Let Russia In.
President Sassou-Nguesso rejected Wagner as a private threat to his rule. Three years on, he welcomed its state-run successor. Raphael Parens · 5 Oct · 12 min read
“A Gun to Go and Die With”: How Russia Recruits in Africa
Casus Belli · 1 Oct · 11 min read
Mali's Conflict is Nearing Crisis Point. Here's What Comes Next.
JNIM's capture of Kidal and tightening grip on northern Mali have pushed the junta and its Russian backers toward the brink — but Islamic State Sahel's rivalry may yet decide who rules, and whether the state survives.Paweł Wójcik · 29 Sept · 7 min read
West Africa's Jihadist Groups Are at War. Here's Why.
Brant Philip · 28 Sept · 13 min read
Ukraine's Intervention in the Sahel is Hurting Russia. It's also Destabilising the Region.
A handful of Ukrainian trainers embedded with Mali's Tuareg rebels are fighting Russia's Africa Corps — but their allies include al-Qaeda's JNIM, and Kyiv's drone tactics are already reaching the jihadists.Paweł Wójcik · 24 Sept · 7 min read
Armenia is Rearming
Humiliated by drones in 2020, Armenia has rebuilt its arsenal with suppliers from India to France and a homegrown drone industry — but Azerbaijan's oil-funded buildup is growing faster, and the peace may not hold.Neil Hauer · 22 Sept · 10 min read
We Spoke to One of Britain's Top Generals about Drones. This is What He Had to Say.
Fronts Staff · 21 Sept · 12 min read
Europe Has Only Itself to Blame for the F-35's Dominance
Joni Askola · 17 Sept · 12 min read
Can Minilateralism Solve Europe's Defense Crisis?
Leo Feypel · 15 Sept · 15 min read
Tanks are Not Dead. They Do Need to Change
Jakub Janovsky · 14 Sept · 11 min read
Yemen's Crisis Has the Potential to Get Much Worse
Paweł Wójcik · 10 Sept · 10 min read
Moscow is Struggling to Drum Up Interest in its Africa Summit. Here's What that Means
Casus Belli · 8 Sept · 14 min readShow 12 more
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