Around 3,000 Africans recruited by the Russian army
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Congo B
Around 3,000 Africans are believed to have joined the Russian army since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian services cited in an investigation by the French Institute of International Relations. The recruits come notably from Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Gambia, Zimbabwe and the Central African Republic.
Around 3,000 Africans are believed to have been recruited by the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, according to estimates by Ukrainian services reported in the podcast “Le Monde selon l’Ifri” by the French Institute of International Relations.
Thierry Vircoulon, an associate researcher at Ifri’s Sub-Saharan Africa Centre, was interviewed by Marc Hecker in the latest episode, which focused on African recruits in the Russian army. The investigation draws in particular on interviews with 14 African prisoners of war held in Ukraine, Congo B reports.
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