How Russia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#741MK)
Thousands of Africans have fought in Ukraine over the past four years of war. Exact numbers are hazy, but Ukraine estimates that over 1,700 are actively serving Russia today, and Kenya's intelligence service says over a thousand of its citizens have fought. Last week, Ghana's foreign minister said at least 55 Ghanaians have died in the war. Kunle Adebajo is editor of the African Academy for Open Source Investigations. He's the lead researcher on a recent dossier looking into African casualties in the war in Ukraine. He joined the show from the Nigerian capital Abuja.