Monika Pronczuk
@monikapronczuk.bsky.social
Covering West and Central Africa for @apnews.com.
Previously in Europe with The New York Times and The Financial Times
Previously in Europe with The New York Times and The Financial Times
Reposted by Monika Pronczuk
Even as #Russia struggles to replace massive losses in #Ukraine, the #Kremlin is quietly shipping fighter jets, tanks, artillery and other high-value weapons to West #Africa.
Our latest visual investigation at @apnews.com with
@monikapronczuk.bsky.social and @johnleicesterap.bsky.social
Our latest visual investigation at @apnews.com with
@monikapronczuk.bsky.social and @johnleicesterap.bsky.social
Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa
Even as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is also expanding its military footprint in Africa.
apnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Even as #Russia struggles to replace massive losses in #Ukraine, the #Kremlin is quietly shipping fighter jets, tanks, artillery and other high-value weapons to West #Africa.
Our latest visual investigation at @apnews.com with
@monikapronczuk.bsky.social and @johnleicesterap.bsky.social
Our latest visual investigation at @apnews.com with
@monikapronczuk.bsky.social and @johnleicesterap.bsky.social
“Their existence contradicts its official narrative: that security is improving and people are safely returning home.
Those who fled to Ouagadougou…find fear instead of respite”
Read @monikapronczuk.bsky.social reporting from Burkina on the IDPs:
apnews.com/article/burk...
Read @monikapronczuk.bsky.social reporting from Burkina on the IDPs:
apnews.com/article/burk...
They fled from extremists. Now the government in Burkina Faso tries to hide their existence
Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed.
apnews.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM