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Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ takes over Wagner Group’s lucrative operations on the continent

Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in the year since the mercenaries launched a mutiny against President Vladimir Putin’s government, according to experts. For years, the Kremlin worked through the paramilitary group to covertly prop up authoritarian leaders, exploit natural resources, […]