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

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 25 Mar 2026, 6:59.

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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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