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The Treasury Department announces sanctions against four companies linked to the infamous Wagner Group and its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Preying on fragile states, corrupt leaders and fighting insurgent wars for payment in the form of access to mineral resources, as well as pushing Russia's soft power in Africa, are all in the Wagner Group's playbook on the continent, according to analysts and reports.


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Four companies and one individual have been sanctioned by the US government for involvement with Russia’s Wagner Group.

Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russias top military brass escalated as Prigozhins forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russias capital, seemingly...

Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russias top military brass escalated as Prigozhins forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russias capital, seemingly...

Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russias top military brass escalated as Prigozhins forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russias capital, seemingly...

After the Wagner Groups mutiny attempt, the Central African Republic said it will continue using Wagner troops or other forces provided by Russia.

Wagner mercenaries are committing widespread atrocities including murder, rape and torture against civilians in the war-torn state, says a new report.

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions aimed at disrupting gold mining activities that fund the Wagner Group in Africa, vowing to hold the mercenaries accountable for abuses days after they staged a mutiny in Russia.State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, previewing the sanctions earlier Tuesday, renewed his criticism of the Wagner mercenaries, who have been accused of wide abuses in Africa.