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How Wagner’s Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali November 01, 2024

For years, Russia has promoted the Wagner mercenary group to authoritarian leaders in Africa as a force of fearsome warriors who could protect leaders’ grip on power and help their armies reclaim territories from armed groups. ...

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After Prigozhin, the Wagner Group’s Enduring Impact October 10, 2024

In 2023, a dramatic series of events led Western observers to declare the imminent demise of the Wagner Group, Russia’s infamous paramilitary force. First, there was Wagner’s costly assault on Bakhmut in the spring, where the organization was estimat...

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Post-Prighozin Wagner Group Is a Spent Force August 23, 2024

A year has passed since Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash. His demise was entirely predictable, coming weeks after he led his army of convict soldiers in an uprising that constituted the most significant challenge to Russi...

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Wagner’s Africa Momentum Tested by Deadly Clash August 05, 2024

The loss at Tinzaouaten suggests that Russia’s path to power here is not as simple as pumping in men and money ...

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Small-Scale Miners Fear Wagner’s Advances in CAR July 11, 2024

Local miners in the Central African Republic face eviction and violence as the Russian group takes over gold and diamond mines. ...

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Russia’s Wagner Group Sees Opportunity in Congo June 03, 2024

In a makeshift nightclub in the hull of the overnight ferry from Goma to Bukavu, a handful of teenage boys are trying out some new moves. Some land, some don’t. When they don’t, the elderly man on the bench next to us nudges us and rolls his eyes, a...

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