Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, has assumed control of the influence operations once managed by the Wagner Group in Africa following the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation by an international media consortium.
Wagner, long regarded as Moscow’s most prominent mercenary force and widely criticised by human rights groups for its brutality, maintained an extensive footprint across Africa, AFP reported. Its fighters operated alongside national armies in countries such as Libya and Mali, while its parallel influence network carried out disinformation campaigns and political destabilisation efforts.
