Russian war, African recruits

Eye on Africa by France Médias Monde

Sep 16, 202600:12:22News & Politics

In this edition: thousands of Africans have found themselves in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, th...

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