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  • Affairs
  • 25 Mar 2026
  • 6 min

Explainer 510: From Angola with love: are there Russian spies in southern Africa? 

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 6 min

This week two Russians are on trial in Angola, accused of espionage. Has the southern African nation been infiltrated by foreign spies or are they scapegoats for a failing government? Andrew Mueller explains.  

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  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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