“It was a melting pot period”, explains Marius Fransman, founder of the People’s Movement for Change, in an interview given for a South African documentary on African freedom movements and decolonisation. “The Russian, the Soviet countries were committed to their cause but equally that the South Africa and Angolan causes were protected”. Gathering African National... Continue Reading →

The continent received 1,431 pages of internal documents from “The Company”. Our investigative consortium comprised of Forbidden Stories, Dossier Center, iStories and openDemocracy and a network of Russian-speaking independent journalists identified Africa Politology, the Wagner Group’s influence arm. In the first installment, we reported how the SVR—Russia’s foreign intelligence service—assumed control of Africa Politology. In... Continue Reading →

The Continent a reçu 1 431 pages de documents internes de « La Société ». Notre consortium d'investigation, composé de Forbidden Stories, du Dossier Center, d’iStories et d'openDemocracy, ainsi qu'un réseau de journalistes indépendants russophones, a identifié Africa Politology, la branche influence du Groupe Wagner. Suite à la mort d'Evgeny Prigozhin, Africa Politology a engagé... Continue Reading →

The continent received 1,431 pages of internal documents from “The Company”. Our investigative consortium comprised of Forbidden Stories, Dossier Center, iStories and openDemocracy and a network of Russian-speaking independent journalists identified Africa Politology, the Wagner Group’s influence arm. Following the death of Evgeny Prigozhin, Africa Politology started to work in concert with the SVR, Russia’s... Continue Reading →

Privé de son fondateur depuis la mort d’Evgueni Prigojine, le groupe Wagner n’a rien perdu de sa capacité d’influence. Des documents inédits révèlent comment l’appareil façonné par Prigojine a été progressivement transféré aux services de renseignement russes. Placée désormais sous le contrôle direct du Service de renseignement extérieur russe (SVR), Africa Politology — ancienne branche... Continue Reading →

Deprived of its founder since the death of Evgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group’s essence has not disappeared. For the first time documents reveal how Prigozhin’s influence empire has been handed over to Russian intelligence. Now directly controlled by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Africa Politology, the ex- influence branch of the Wagner group comprised of... Continue Reading →

Le 20 décembre 2025, des plane watchers sur X ont suivi le vol d'un avion militaire russe (RA-86572) des Seychelles à l'aéroport international Ivato, à Madagascar. L'avion est exploité par l'unité de vol 223 du ministère russe de la Défense et est sanctionné par les États-Unis. Au début, il n'y avait pas d'annonces officielles concernant... Continue Reading →

On 20th December 2025, plane watchers on X tracked the flight of a Russian military plane (RA-86572) from the Seychelles to Ivato International Airport, Madagascar. The plane is operated by 223 Flight Unit of the Russian Ministry of Defense and is sanctioned by the US.  Initially, there were no official announcements around the trip from... Continue Reading →

The attack on Niamey airport targetting the drones, the main capacity to counter jihadist groups, on the night of January 28-29, 2026, by a group affiliated with the terrorist movement, revealed the Russian presence at the airbase adjacent to the airport. Indeed, Nigerien officials acknowledged Russian assistance during this attack, which likely involved the use... Continue Reading →

L’attaque de l’aéroport de Niamey dans la nuit du 28 au 29 janvier  2026 par un groupe affilié à la mouvance terroriste a permis de révéler la présence russe sur la base aérienne contiguë à l’aéroport. En effet, les officiels nigériens ont reconnu l’aide apportée par les russes durant cette attaque qui aura vu l’usage... Continue Reading →