Since 2022, Turkmenistan, Rwanda, Myanmar, and Turkey have exported large amounts of banknotes to Russian defense companies. Read the investigation here: nordsint.org/2025/09/04/h...

Nordsint has discovered evidence suggesting that American private security contractors—possibly affiliated with the Chinese Frontier Services Group (FSG)—were active at Libyan National Army (LNA) installations in 2024. The article is available here: nordsint.org/2025/05/21/t...

Africa Corps recruits translators for French, Spanish, and Arabic. Recently, the Africa Corps has expanded recruitment for Equatorial Guinea through its proxy, the Wagner Legion of Istra. On March 21, the Africa Corps posted a video of Equatorial Guinean troops training.

The Wagner Legion based in Istra advertises recruitment for Equatorial Guinea. Instructors of the Africa Corps have been present in the country since August 2024. In conversations with Nordsint, recruiters of the Wagner Legion confirmed that contracts are signed directly with the Africa Corps.

In January, evidence of expansion at the Russian military base near the Modibo Keita International Airport is visible with roads inside the base being paved and a new structure visible. These updates correlate with the arrival of Russian military equipment in Mali.

Data leaks reveal the personal history of Timur Praliev, a member of the Wagner Group who illegally entered the United States. nordsint.org/2025/01/10/t...

HTS says it will not touch the Russians and Chinese in the country, which could allow Russia to negotiate its Syrian bases and thus maintain the logistical bridge

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"From Wagner to the Ministry of Defense: Who Recruits Russians for the Africa Corps" Our latest investigation in collaboration with Verstka Media explores the current state and future of the Africa Corps. In English: nordsint.org/2024/11/08/f... In Russian: verstka.media/iz-vagnera-v...

Location data from messaging app Telegram has revealed activity at the base of the Africa Corps, a paramilitary formation with links to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Read the article here: nordsint.org/2024/03/30/t...

Despite months of inactivity, analysis of recent livestream footage proves that the PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg is still in use by the Wagner Group. Read the article here: nordsint.org/2023/11/20/l...

Official channels of the Wagner Group have acknowledged claims that they will be incorporated into Rosgvardia/Russian National Guard.

Our research on Wagner Group recruitment was cited by Novact in the "Wagner Group Unchained in Ukraine" report. The report was presented to the Working Group on the use of mercenaries at the United Nations on Aug 1st. The report is available here: www.odhe.cat/es/informe-w...

We geolocated images published by Wagner Group affiliated channels showing Wagner's instructors training members of the presidential guard of the Central African Republic near Bangui. Images from the same location have also shown the training of police forces. (4.390552, 18.614255)