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The fight against Islamist insurgents in Africa may have suffered a significant blow Thursday when army officers in the West African country of Niger said they were supporting the leaders of a coup against the president, a key ally of the United States and other Western governments.
The Wagner mercenary outfit’s short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the future of the private military group’s far-flung presence abroad, where it worked to covertly advance the Kremlin’s geopolitical interests. While the Kremlin swiftly moved to dissolve Wagner’s structures in Russia and Ukraine by handing its military hardware to the conventional Russian military and offering its members to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry, the future of its overseas units remains highly volatile, experts say. “It will be importa...
There has been an increase in Russian planes passing through Uganda and "going to and from unknown destinations", say analysts.
There has been an increase in Russian planes passing through Uganda and "going to and from unknown destinations", say analysts.
Russia used Prigozhin to stir tumult worldwide, including election meddling in the U.S. and proxy wars in Africa. Now, the Kremlin is dismantling his empire.