US EditionThe Wagner Group and Russia in Africa One Year After Prigozhin's Death
AFRICA, MAY 15 – Putin's talks focus on deepening military and economic ties while Russia replaces Wagner mercenaries with the state-controlled Africa Corps, investing about $400 million annually in aid to Africa.
- Recently, President Vladimir Putin hosted security talks with African leaders, marking a diplomatic push by a non-colonial power.
- After Putin’s 1999 rise to power, Russia’s Africa policy shifted under Putin as it aimed to build alliances through economic and military support.
- Analysts report around 5,000 troops deployed across eight African countries, alongside annual aid averaging $400 million and growing energy investments.
- Africa Corps will replace Wagner in Mali under the Defense Ministry, marking a strategic shift from private paramilitary operations to state-sanctioned partnerships.
- Future roles may include arms deals, training, intelligence support and regime protection, offering African states a strategic alternative to US hegemony, China’s economic diplomacy and former colonial influence.
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A report from the Timbuktu Institute states that the passage from Wagner to Africa Corps devotes a strategy of Russian influence without precedent in the region and alerts on always opaque methods.
Three and a half years after its arrival in Mali, the Wagner group was officially replaced on June 6 by the Africa Corps. "Russia does not lose ground," assured the structure, directly controlled by the Russian Ministry of Defence, while Wagner was linked to Moscow, but remained an autonomous private group. A month after this announcement, the Timbuktu Institute analyses in a report published on Wednesday 23 July this "repositioning" which, acco…
Wagner Mercenaries Gun Down 11 Villagers at Russian-Run African Gold Mine
At least 11 people were shot dead at a gold mine in the Central African Republic (CAR) controlled by Russia’s Wagner Group, according to a report by the Associated Press citing local residents and humanitarian workers. The incident occurred on the evening of July 16 at the Ndassima gold mine, located about 450 kilometers east of the capital, Bangui. The mine, the country’s only industrial-scale gold site, was seized during the 2013 civil war and…
Shooting at a Central African Republic gold mine run by Russia’s Wagner leaves 11 dead
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A shooting at a mine controlled by the Russia-linked Wagner mercenary group in the Central African Republic killed at least 11 people, residents and aid workers said Friday.
Two years after the death of Prigožin, Russian mercenaries have remained on the ground as employees of the Ministry of Defence. They strongly support political propaganda throughout Africa, even with special courses for African journalists with programmes of Russian television networks and agencies
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