The Russian Ministry of Defense has officially taken over Wagner’s activities activities in Africa, creating the “African Corps” (Afrikanskiy Korpus in Russian), a unit headed by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. Russia claims that the Africa Corps, whose name was probably inspired by the infamous African Army of Feldmarschall Rommel, will help African states…
Over the past few months, our team has carried out several investigations into the “Groupe panafricain pour le commerce et l’investissement” (Pan-African Group for Trade and Investment – GPCI), a network of fake media outlets financed by Wagner. Officially, the GPCI is a digital marketing communications company, but that’s a mere façade. In reality, it’s…
In this article, we will explore the 2023 Russia-Africa summit and its possible consequences for Wagner operations on the African continent. The PMC has made local African elites dependent on its services, which might explains why it is so difficult for Putin to replace local Wagner leaders with commanders that are more loyal to the…
