This paper examines whether the Wagner Group was profitable under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, what its business model ...

Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 betrayal, the Kremlin has been trying to supplant the Wagner group throughout the continent.

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

Russia's Military Expansion in Africa | N18G A Russian military convoy carrying tanks, armoured vehicles, and artillery ...

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states ...

as happened in Mali and the Central African Republic, where Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group were hired, Glawion told DW. The Democratic Republic of Congo also hired mercenaries from ...

Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

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