Deepening Mystery of South Africa’s ‘Militia’ on Peace Mission to Ukraine

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (L), Senegal's President Macky Sall (2L), Comoros President Azali Assoumani (3L), Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (3R), South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (2R) and Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema (R) walk to address media after their talks in Kyiv on June 16, 2023. Sergei Sup[insky/AFP via Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG—When Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and Senegal’s Macky Sall disembarked at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport on the morning of June 16, they were each accompanied by 12 bodyguards.  

Comorian President Azali Assoumani’s entire security detail consisted of two men.