Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand their footprint in the region. Russian-backed mercenary groups, including ...

the African Corps replaced the disbanded Wagner Group last year with the new task of securing the Kremlin's interests. The new units are set to be stationed in several Sahel countries, the Central ...

The group lying dead in the sand were ... to expect Russia will continue to leverage Wagner and Africa Corps to spread its influence in the Sahel in one form or another,” he added.