Africa Matters

Exposing Wagner’s Strategy: Destabilization and Covert Operations in Africa

Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian In 2021, the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organization, reportedly planned attacks on African infrastructure, including pipelines operated by the U.S.-based Chevron Corporation. This revelation comes from Ukrainian broadcaster Channel 24, which accessed internal correspondence from the Concord Group, co-owned by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin. The leaked documents suggest Wagner’s intention to collaborate with…

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Wagner’s Influence in Africa Endures Under Prigozhin’s Son

Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Despite the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group continues to maintain its presence and operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali, where the mercenaries remain favored by local leaders. In an effort to centralize and reorganize its operations, Moscow has sought to merge Wagner’s African interests into a new entity, the…

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Wagner chief Prigozhin among 10 killed in plane crash

The crash comes two months after Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived rebellion — seen as the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority since he came to power. The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian…

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Wagner boss Prigozhin was on crashed plane, Russia says

Eyewitnesses report hearing two explosions at time of crash BBC’s Monitoring’s Russia Editor, Vitaly Shevchenko, says speculation is spreading about the plane crash that Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed to be a passenger on. “I’ve seen a number of video clips filmed by eyewitnesses who said that they had heard two explosions and they drew the conclusion that…

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