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Tag: Wagner
Expanding extremist groups pose rising threat across Africa and beyond — experts
With the United States in the process of withdrawing its 1,000 troops from Niger and also about 75 from neighboring Chad, Western military officials and ... Read More
After Jihadists, Wagner now recruits Tindouf camps youth
Wagner is taking advantage to recruit young fighters from the Polisario-run Tindouf camps in Algeria, where Jihadist AQMI and ISIS have found fertile ground to ... Read More
France’s Macron ‘resents’ Russia over its growing influence in Francophone Africa — Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this ... Read More
Russia’s rebranded Wagner makes deeper inroads into Africa under ‘security for resources’ blueprint
Following the demise of its former boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and with a new leader at its helm, the infamous paramilitary Wagner Group is back in ... Read More
Wagner clashes with rebels opposed to CAR regime in power
The private military company Wagner has since Monday been tangled in fierce fighting in the village of Kéngué, in the sub-prefecture of Mingala, with Coalition ... Read More
Battle for influence: US private security firm in talks with CAR govt to counter Russia’s Wagner
The US private military company Bancroft Global Development is reportedly in talks with the government of Central African Republic (CAR) over "future activities,” as the ... Read More
Wagner Group reportedly makes $10m a month from terror in Mali as Kremlin plunders African gold — experts
Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are reportedly making $10 million per month through their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Mali as it exchanges African ... Read More
Wagner in Africa: mercenary group to survive following Prighozin’s death — analysts
Russian authorities on Sunday (27 August) confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane that crashed on August 23, sparking concerns ... Read More
EU planning new military-civilian operation mission in West Africa — report
Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, ... Read More
CAR: Ties with Russia will continue with or without Wagner
The first Vice-President of the Central African National Assembly, Evariste Ngamana indicated Wednesday June 28 that ties with Russia will not be affected whether Russian ... Read More