Tag: Wagner

Wagner Group reportedly makes $10m a month from terror in Mali as Kremlin plunders African gold — experts

November 28, 2023

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

August 29, 2023

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

August 28, 2023

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

June 29, 2023

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

Wagner in Africa: Prigozhin’s mutiny against Kremlin sends jitters across the continent

June 26, 2023

The Wagner Group’s mutiny against the Kremlin last week (23-24 June) could have major repercussions for the group's operations in Africa, not least in the ... Read More

Africa-Terrorism: Polisario, Daesh, Wagner, a serious threat to the Sahel region

June 14, 2023

In recent years, the Islamic State Terror Organization, which has forged an alliance with the Polisario separatist group, has increased its influence and presence in ... Read More

Sudan: 200,000 forced to flee abroad while 700,000 more internally displaced

May 13, 2023

Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighboring countries and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced inside the country, trying to escape bloody ... Read More

Grenade explosion in Mali kills five people including two Russians

May 11, 2023

A grenade explosion killed Tuesday two Russian instructors, two Malian soldiers as well as a civilian in the city of Segou, central Mali, reports say. ... Read More

UK poised to list Wagner as ‘terrorists’, as France calls on EU to act

May 11, 2023

The French parliament has passed a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label Russia’s mercenary Wagner force a “terror group,” while the Times ... Read More

Unidentified aircraft shelled army, Russian positions in town of Bossangoa – CAR

November 29, 2022

The Central African Republic, CAR, Monday said an unidentified aircraft hailing from a neighboring country pounded army positions and forces of Russian private security company ... Read More