US EditionRussian SVR Spy Agency Took over Wagner 'Influence' Ops in Africa
Following Prigozhin’s death, Russia’s SVR controls Wagner’s Africa operations with a $7.3 million budget in 2024, focusing on political influence and disinformation campaigns.
- Investigators reported that Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over Wagner's influence operations in Africa after Yevgeny Prigozhin's 2023 death.
- Following anonymous leaks to The Continent, internal network files of more than 1,400 pages including strategic plans and accounting records covering January–November 2024 formed the factual basis for the investigation.
- Leaked records show nearly 100 consultants work for Africa Politology, with a budget of nearly $7.3 million from January–October 2024, and teams deployed across Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Niger, and Sudan.
- The investigators say the SVR's influence work aims to advance Russia's political and economic interests through influence and disinformation, helping to shape alliances like the Alliance of Sahel States after breaks with ECOWAS in the Central African Republic.
- Analysts note agency competition and coordination, as investigators report the SVR sometimes competes with, and at times coordinates alongside, the Russian defence ministry and GRU over African influence.
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Russian SVR spy agency took over Wagner 'influence' ops in Africa: report
Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation.
Russian intelligence takes control of Wagner network in Africa - Goemkarponn
Moscow, Feb 21: Russia’s foreign intelligence agency has taken control of the African operations once run by the Wagner Group, according to an investigation that details how the network’s political and influence activities have been absorbed by state structures. The report said the takeover followed the death of Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin in 2023, after which Russian authorities moved to reorganise the group’s extensive presence across the…
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