Russia is embarking on a new initiative to strengthen its influence in Africa by forming an African Army a military force intended to replace Wagner group’s mercenaries on the continent.

The move aims to enhance Russia’s military footprint by establishing Defense Ministry-controlled bases across Africa, reflecting Moscow's desire to regain Cold War-era influence amid diminishing Western power.

The creation of an African Army also allows the Kremlin to consolidate control over Wagner's business network in Africa, including potentially lucrative mining ventures, following the death of Wagner's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The Africa Corps/Army, despite its controversial name reminiscent of Adolf Hitler’s expeditionary force, plans to recruit new members and former Wagner fighters by mid-year.

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Recruitment

The group intends to deploy to at least five Russia-friendly countries: Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, the Central African Republic, and Niger. Wagner, though technically disbanded after Prigozhin's demise, remains operational.

However, challenges loom as the group seeks 20,000 soldiers, and Russia is concurrently attempting to recruit an additional 250,000 troops for the conflict in Ukraine.

Transitioning to an official military role eliminates the plausible deniability the Kremlin previously maintained regarding Wagner's operations, particularly in response to UN accusations of war crimes in Africa.

The initial deployment in Burkina Faso involved around 100 Russian troops tasked with providing security for Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a 2022 military coup.

While this marks a modest beginning, the African Army envisions grander plans, including establishing a regional headquarters in the Central African Republic (CAR), where Wagner has been involved in a brutal campaign on behalf of the president.

The CAR base's location is currently undisclosed, but plans are underway, reflecting the intensification of security cooperation with Russia since Prigozhin’s death.

The African Army initiative represents a significant geopolitical and diplomatic shift, especially with the withdrawal of French troops from Mali and Burkina Faso.

It signals Russia's opportunistic approach to exploit power vacuums and advance its interests in the region, albeit with potential repercussions and challenges ahead.


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War in Africa looming.

Fashioned like the then British Colonial Army.

Not Britons, not citizens, not earning like citizens or have the right of citizens but dying like citizens

When will African nations start having military bases in the Americas and European nations + the middle east.

Africa is gradually being recolonized by the power blocks of this world .

Her resources is at the center of this renewed interest in Africa and not the welfare of its people.

Africa will soon be a testing ground for weapons

What's Russia's real plan for Africa?
Anyone who really knows?

Look...at this rate, we would be back to physical colonisation, and....God forbid, slavery.


Let's come together for once, to determine our own agenda.
The white man's agenda of 1800s has killed millions of our ppls.

And the useless Africa leader will embrace it. Am beginning to wonder is it not same way Africa was colonized is the same way china, Indonesia, Singapore was colonized? African leaders are too lazy. The west make sure they enslave us with dead leadership working dead. We have the resources to even become the world leader. Even Iran with many sanctions still relevant in international politics. Afghanistan fought war for 20 years, still their currency exchange is strong than all Africa country living peacefully. I begin to think that he who control Africa, control the world. If US, France or UK are drive out of Africa, in a matter of months, we will see that their economy will go decline. Instead of doing that, we now want Russia to bring their own madness to join the headache we have. Instead of thinking how the war between the powerful country will favour us by making Africa a peaceful continent by people migrate to safe their life. We want to turn it to stadium where the big elephant will use to settle scores.