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Wagner gets replaced in Mali by Africa Corp, another Russian military group

This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali. AP

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday.

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner is leaving Mali with its mercenaries after three and a half years of presence and is handing over to Africa Corps, another paramilitary group more firmly under the control of the Kremlin.

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