Russia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine, families seek answers

Home Europe To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Africans recruted by Russia to fight in Ukraine © France 24 02:53 Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 12:06 While African leaders and Russian officials gather to discuss security, trade and political cooperation at the Africa-Russia summit, one sensitive issue is notably absent from the agenda: the recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. More than 1,400 Africans have been enlisted since 2023. In Tunisia, concern is growing as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searching for answers about the fate of their loved ones. FRANCE 24's team in Tunisia reports. Keywords for this article Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Europe Video content Video Africa Video content Video Americas Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Europe