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the business of foreign students in russia is probably ruined forever after this.
Nyirenda, 23, was sponsored by the Zambian government to study nuclear engineering at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute but was convicted in 2020 of unspecified crimes in Russia and imprisoned for nine years and six months, Zambia’s foreign ministry said in a statement announcing his death in November.
In a follow-up statement last month, the ministry explained Nyirenda was pardoned by the Russian government in August “to join a military operation in exchange for amnesty” and “was killed in September 2022 while participating in military activities.”
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group admitted to recruiting Nyirenda from a Russian jail, saying he chose to fight to “repay (Africa’s) debts” to Russia and “died a hero.”

That is absolutely tragic. The article also mentions a master's student from Tanzania who was also imprisoned on "unspecified crimes" and recruited to Wagner; KIA in October. I can't imagine what their families are feeling. >


fight to “repay (Africa’s) debts” to Russia 

That's some next level BS. Very impressive considering the trolling coming from west Africa all over the FB claiming Russia will help them get rid of "American oppression"  ...well also Ye as their Messiah. >

RIP - poor guy looks like he was forced into it. >

He was most likely forced like this Tanzanian student:

Tarimo was a master’s student at the Moscow Technological University, studying Business Informatics before being sent to jail for seven years for undisclosed criminal charges in March last year