Putin's African Safari

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Wagner Group's Playbook in Africa

The Wagner Group's Playbook in Africa: Mali - Foreign Policy Research Institute

What is the Wagner Group doing in Mali? Since it rose to prominence after its involvement in the Syrian Civil War alongside the Assad regime, Wagner Group, a

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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington has found evidence since 2016 of Russian soldiers of fortune in Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, the Central African Republic (CAR), Madagascar and Mozambique.

Botswana, Burundi, Chad, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are also on the CSIS's list.

Private military contractors bolster Russian influence in Africa

Russia's geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as belonging to the "Wagner group" -- an entity with no known legal status.

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Tracking the Arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali​

Tracking the Arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali

As the Wagner Group, Russia’s most infamous private military company, entrenches itself in Mali, the international community should rethink its strategy to stymie Russian irregular efforts in Africa to better reflect local interests and complex histories.

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France says Russian mercenaries staged ‘French atrocity’ in Mali​

France says Russian mercenaries staged ‘French atrocity’ in Mali

Army says it filmed mercenaries burying bodies to falsely accuse France of leaving behind mass graves

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Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians​

Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians

Human Rights Watch says deaths during anti-jihadist operation in Moura ‘the worst atrocity in Mali in a decade’

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