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Convoy carrying Russian Africa Corps fighters ambushed in Northern Mali

A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Africa Corps was attacked in northern Mali on July 9, Reuters reported, citing three security sources and a spokesperson for an armed group.

10 July, 12:27 PM

Russian Shahed drone shot down in Mali in first confirmed Sahel use

Rebels in Mali have shot down a Shahed-136 drone (Garpiya-A1) that Russia was using to support its mercenaries in Africa — the first confirmed use of such a drone in the Sahel region, Ukraine's Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk told the Ukrinform news agency on May 22.

22 May, 07:30 PM

Russia is losing its status as a key power in Africa after Mali defeat

When Russian forces were pushed from positions in the northern Malian town of Kidal in April, they lost more than territory, CNN reported, citing evidence that exposed Moscow’s covert operations and growing military footprint in Africa on May 10.

11 May, 01:02 PM

Russia’s contingent in Africa grows by 8,000 – Zelenskyy

Russia has increased its contingent in African countries by about 8,000 personnel in recent months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a briefing by foreign intelligence chief Oleh Luhovskyi on Apr. 29.

29 April, 06:03 PM

Russian Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Kidal after Malian rebel offensive

Russian Ministry of Defense’s Africa Corps units and Malian government troops withdrew from the northeastern town of Kidal following a wave of coordinated insurgent attacks, the Africa Corps reported on April 27.

27 April, 04:31 PM

Russia's Africa Corps withdraws from Malian city amid rebel attacks

The so-called Africa Corps of the Russian Defense Ministry officially confirmed its withdrawal from the city of Kidal in northeastern Mali, Africa Corps reported on the morning of April 27.

27 April, 02:03 PM

India withdraws from Rosatom-backed lithium project in Mali amid security concerns

Security risks are forcing India to exit a lithium exploration project in Mali backed by Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, as New Delhi seeks to protect its investments in the politically unstable West African country, Reuters reported on Feb. 12.

12 February, 01:50 PM

Wagner mercenary and trainer Igor Nesterov, known for coaching boxer Povetkin, was killed in Mali

Igor Nesterov, a Wagner mercenary and trainer of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, was killed in Mali, NV reports on July 18.

18 July 2025, 12:58 PM

Travails and tribulations of Ukraine’s ‘Africa Strategy’ — opinion

Between aid to non-state actors and opening new embassies, Ukraine’s operations in Africa have not been free of drama, yet its influence in the region continues to grow.

14 March 2025, 12:46 AM

Ukraine denies supplying drones to Mali rebels

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has denied claims made by some media outlets regarding Kyiv’s alleged involvement in supplying drones to rebels in Mali. The corresponding statement was published on the ministry’s website on Oct. 14.

14 October 2024, 11:54 PM

Russia signs satellite deal with juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger

Russia will deploy communications and remote sensing satellites over Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, where military juntas have taken power and cut ties with the West, The New York Times reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 11:44 AM

Sahel states complain to UN, accuse Ukraine of ‘supporting’ Tuareg rebels

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the Sahel States Alliance, sent a letter to the UN Security Council accusing Ukraine of allegedly supporting Tuareg rebels against Russia’s Wagner mercenary forces in northern Mali, according to a statement on Aug. 20.

21 August 2024, 08:48 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry responds to Niger’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Kyiv

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has responded to the decision of the Republic of Niger dated Aug. 6 to sever diplomatic relations with Kyiv, strongly rejecting accusations of supporting terrorist groups in a statement.

8 August 2024, 04:00 PM

Republic of Niger severes diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Africa's Niger has announced the cut of the diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of "supporting terrorist groups", Al Arabiya reported on August 7.

7 August 2024, 10:17 AM

‘Shortsighted’ of Mali to break diplomatic relations, Kyiv says

Kyiv views Mali’s decision to sever diplomatic relations as “short-sighted” and “hasty,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 09:02 PM

Mali blames Ukraine for aiding Tuareg rebels, cuts diplomatic ties

Mali accused Ukraine of supporting Tuareg rebels, who recently ambushed a convoy of Russian Wagner PMC mercenaries, and severed diplomatic ties with Kyiv, the transitional government's spokesperson Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga wrote on X on Aug. 4.

5 August 2024, 08:54 AM

Russia accuses Ukraine of aiding Wagner PMC defeat in Mali

Kremlin propagandists have accused the Ukrainian military of involvement in the defeat of the Wagner PMC in Mali, according to a post on the RT Telegram channel on July 29.

30 July 2024, 12:59 AM

Tuareg rebels raise Ukrainian flag after crushing Wagner mercenaries in Mali – photos

Tuareg rebels raised the flag of Ukraine following their defeat of Wagner mercenaries, according to a photo obtained by the Kyiv Post on July 29 from sources in Ukraine’s defense and security sector.

29 July 2024, 08:25 PM

Ukraine verifies Mali rebels’ claims of possible Wagner PMC mercenaries handover

Ukraine is verifying claims by Tuareg rebels about their willingness to hand over captured Wagner PMC mercenaries, a spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Andriy Yusov, said on national television on July 29.

29 July 2024, 05:06 PM

Popular Russian propagandist killed by Tuareg rebels in Mali

Nikita Fedyanin, the popular Russian war propagandist and administrator of the Grey Zone Telegram channel, was reportedly killed by northern Tuareg rebels in Mali, along with other mercenaries from the Wagner private military company (PMC), according to the Russian outlet The Insider. The report, dated July 28, cites Telegram channels associated with the PMC and Russian nationalists.

28 July 2024, 08:55 PM

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