Interpol in Botswana began investigating Alabuga Start, billed in Africa as a work-study program in Russia for "ambitious young women" but linked to the production of military drones, for possible ...

Alabuga Start international program is becoming increasingly popular among young people in our country. This initiative offers young women aged 18 to 22 the chance to move to Russia and start building ...

Patricia Kilinga one of the individuals in Africa linked to Alabuga Start. [Association of European Investigative journalists/Courtesy] Fresh revelations have emerged listing names and faces of ...

Influencers are finding themselves in hot water after promoting the Alabuga Start Programme that reportedly left young women vulnerable to human trafficking networks. The Russian Embassy said it has ...

A Russian initiative marketed as a skills development programme for African youth is under growing scrutiny. Zimbabwean MP Martin Mureri has called for urgent parliamentary debate, describing the ...

Adau, a 23-year-old woman from South Sudan, says she was promised education and job training in Russia but ended up working in a drone factory that was later targeted by a Ukrainian airstrike. She ...