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Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why

Russian mercenaries, like the Wagner group, have an awful reputation. Multiple western outlets have reported on their military ineffectiveness, their abysmal human rights record, and their exploitative nature.

The Conversation

Viking enactment fan jailed over Wagner Group boast

Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore clothing with badges with the terror group’s insignia on it to a Viking re-enactment event in October last year.

Evening Standard

Twenty-one civilians killed in Mali drone strikes: Separatist group

Mali’s army, which has been fighting with the separatist groups in the north of the country, confirms the attack.

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Ukrainian special operations abroad are part of its broader war effort against Russia

Mali recently severed relations with Ukraine as Ukrainian-backed Tuareg rebels killed at least 84 Russian soldiers in a well-executed ambush.

The Conversation

US sanctions two Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic

Sanctions aim to ‘counter Russia’s destabilizing activities in Africa’, US Treasury Department says.

Al Jazeera

'An Israeli-style Wagner Group': The ultra-Orthodox military unit in Washington’s crosshairs

For the first time, the United States is expected to impose sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The Netzah Yehuda Battalion, initially set up to accommodate Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews but which quickly expanded to become a popular unit for radical right-wing settlers, has over the years been accused of a…

France 24

Wagner Group's mercenary fighters regroup under new leadership in Africa

Uncover the resurgence of Wagner Group as mercenaries regroup under new leadership. Putin's African foothold at risk without their mining operations.

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How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

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Seventh Major General killed as overall Russian casualties from Putin's war rises to 'up to 350,000'

The huge casualty toll includes members of Putin's 'private army,' the Wagner Group

Evening Standard

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2023

From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky warns Ukrainians to prepare for ‘winter onslaught’ from Putin’s forces

Ukrainian military says assault has intensified following break out of war between Hamas and Israel

The Independent UK

Grenade fragments found in bodies of Prigozhin plane crash victims, Putin claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.

France 24

Who is the Wagner Group officer Putin asked to form ‘volunteer battalions’?

And what could be next for the Russian mercenary group in Ukraine, after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death?

Al Jazeera

Wagner succession: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son ‘set to be next mercenary boss’

Pavel appears to be inheriting majority of father’s riches – including mercenaries, properties, and £100 million

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France 24

Notorious Russian general, master spy duo organise in Africa after Prigozhin’s demise

In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in…

The Independent UK

UK officially bans Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group as terrorist organisation

Those found guilty of violating the ban will face a potential sentence of upto 14 years in prison

Al Jazeera

Tuareg rebels claim control of northern Mali town after weeks of fighting

Tuareg rebels says they have seized control of a military camp and posts in Bourem from army and Wagner mercenaries.

The Independent UK

Wagner Group set to be declared a terrorist organisation

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps defended the time it had taken to make the move.

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Evening Standard

Russia’s Wagner group to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK

The order will mean that, once passed, it is illegal to be a member of or support Wagner Group

The Independent UK

Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation, Home Office says

The order will mean that, once passed, it is illegal to be a member of or support Wagner Group.

The Conversation

Russia in Africa: Prigozhin's death exposes Putin's real motives on the continent

The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations. Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent…

The Independent UK

France's waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer

The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over

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Prigozhin's death gives Putin and Wagner new life

The restructured and rebranded Wagner Group will survive to serve the interests of Putin and the Russian state for the foreseeable future, writes Stephen Hoadley

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: fallout from death of Yevgeny Prigozhin will be felt far beyond Moscow

Where were you when you heard that Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aircraft had crashed and he was presumed dead? For Ukraine watchers it was something of a surreal JFK moment. And, like the Zapruder tape, the video footage of the Russian mercenary group commander’s Embraer Legacy 600 private jet…

France 24

What do we know about the videos allegedly showing ‘destroyed’ Wagner cemeteries?

A few days after the plane crash that killed Russian oligarch and head of the Wagner private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin, two videos emerged online showing the destruction of cemeteries for Wagner mercenaries – or so social media users claimed. Some people are saying that this destruction is part of…

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