Russian Africa Corps Commanders Approve Mali’s Drone Strikes, an Investigation Finds
Russian Africa Corps commanders approve air strikes in Mali even when Malian pilots fly the drones, according to a report...
September 17, 2026Topic
Drones
A UN Panel Puts Colombian Contractors at the Centre of Sudan’s War
A UN panel says Colombian fighters in Sudan operated drones and artillery for the RSF, with up to 2,000 recruited...
September 4, 2026
Drones Hit Libya’s Biggest Working Refinery as Oil Output Nears a 13-Year High
Five drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya refinery between 9 and 11 August, collapsing a petrol tank and prompting a force...
August 15, 2026
Russian-Made Shahed-136 Drones Hit Africa’s Sahel Conflict
Mali’s army used Shahed-136-type drones in strikes on Inafarak and Talahandak in July 2026, marking the clearest evidence yet of...
July 29, 2026
UN: West African Terror Groups Now Use Drones and Crypto
The UN warns jihadist groups in Nigeria and the Sahel are deploying weaponised commercial drones and soliciting bitcoin donations, marking...
July 20, 2026
Zipline Takes Its Rwanda Drone Playbook Across Africa – Cattle Breeding Included
Zipline Africa expansion takes the Rwanda drone playbook continent-wide: 15 Nigerian hubs by 2028, two million deliveries, and livestock services...
June 12, 2026
Brazil’s Ceilândia slayer Lázaro Barbosa dies after being surrounded in Goiás
Police laid siege to a neighborhood in Águas Lindas de Goiás where an ex-wife of the fugitive lives.
June 28, 2021
Six days of terror: Lázaro Barbosa leaves crime trail in Brazil’s capital and surrounding area
Lázaro Barbosa Sousa, suspected of killing a family in Ceilândia Norte and terrorizing residents in the Federal District and surrounding...
June 14, 2021
Drone Shuts Down São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport for Two Hours
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL- An unidentified drone circling above São Paulo’s domestic airport, Congonhas, led...
November 13, 2017