Who are Russia's 3,000 African army recruits fighting in Ukraine?

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Who are Russia's 3,000 African army recruits fighting in Ukraine?
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Russia continues to recruit Africans to fight on the front in Ukraine. The Stop Russian Recruiters platform, which is linked to Urkaine's Ministry of Defence, has now identified nearly 3,000 recruits. Around one in six has already been killed. Among the countries most affected are Cameroon, Ghana, Egypt and Kenya, where FRANCE 24's Bastien Renouil tells us more.

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