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Wagner’s long shadow: Mali reels from mercenary legacy of violence and failure – The North Africa Post
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Two years after the death of Yevgeni Prigoshin, the notorious mercenary group Wagner is standing in front of a heap of shards. This is especially evident in Mali. Here, the Russian fighters have provided more instead of less terror.
Wagner's Mali Retreat: Mission Accomplished Or Mercenary Fiasco? – The Standard Newspaper
By Sheriff Bojang Jr A new investigation finds the Kremlin’s mercenaries fuelled insurgent recruitment, splintered Mali’s junta and drained its finances. When Mali’s junta invited Russian mercenaries into Bamako in late 2021, officials promised a decisive break from years of frustration with France and the UN. They insisted the Wagner Group would turn the tide against jihadist insurgents and reassert state authority.Three years later, Wagner is …
Wagner’s long shadow: Mali reels from mercenary legacy of violence and failure – The North Africa Post
A new report by war crimes watchdog The Sentry exposes the Wagner Group’s deeply destabilizing three-year presence in Mali, revealing a record of military failure, civilian massacres, and political fractures rather than security gains. Deployed in 2022 under a $10 million/month deal with Mali’s junta, the Russian paramilitary force claimed its “mission was accomplished” upon […]
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