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Q & A: Lessons Learned from Investigating the Wagner Group in Africa
In this interview, Nigerian investigative journalist Philip Obaji Jr. discusses the threats and challenges he has faced ...
Wagner lost veteran fighters in Mali ambush, in setback to Russia's Africa campaign
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in ...
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A year after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, Russia’s influence campaign in Africa continues apace — but it may have new competition
One year after Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, the Kremlin has “achieved complete control” over the mercenary ...
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US Seeks New Allies in West Africa After Niger Exit
Last week, the United States officially withdrew its troops from Niger, ending 11 years of defense cooperation. The US had ...
US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
The tensions in Central African Republic are a window into a larger battle playing out across the continent as Moscow and ...
How defeat in Mali raises doubts about Russia's Wagner in Africa
STORY: At the end of July, the bodies of dozens of mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group lay in the sand of Mali's desert.:: ...
War ‘tour’, football and graffiti: How Russia is trying to influence Africa
In stories published since the trip, the African journalists refer to the Ukrainian cities occupied by Russian forces as ...
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Wagner Group lost veteran fighters during Mali ambush in setback to Russia’s Africa campaign
via REUTERS After Prigozhin died in August last year, Wagner employees were invited to join a newly created group called the Africa Corps, under the defense ministry, “to fight for justice and ...
The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private ...
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Wagner lost veteran fighters in Mali ambush, in a setback to Russia's Africa campaign
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in ...
Newsday9d
The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
Russia is trying to rebrand the mercenaries, creating Africa Corps, a parallel group that could absorb Wagner, said John Lechner, a Wagner expert. In Central African Republic, it’s still unclear ...