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…
The uncertainty regarding Wagner’s succession and future command chain has created a tense environment and appears to conflict the interests of the Russian government. The future will tell us if this ongoing conflict with Moscow will turn violent again, but all the options are on the table. Whatever the outcome of such a conflict, Wagner’s…
Dear followers, Thank you for your loyalty. We announced Evgenin Prigozhin’s death. We didn’t need to do more, others did it better: @alleyesonwagner, @casusbellii, @meduzaproject. Prigozhin’s airplane’s crash echoes Putin’s signature: the metaphor of the Fall. Let’s remember that in the Russian president’s close circle, personalities often «fall». A few examples: – Ivan Peshorin, fell…
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…
On Tuesday, January 31, 2022, the United Nations announced that they wanted to conduct an independent investigation into the war crimes committed by Wagner in Mali. We are going to look back at one of these tragedies that took place in Moura, a village in which approximately 400 Malians were executed by Russian mercenaries of…
In the face of the staggering losses incurred in Ukraine, both in terms of material and human resources, the paramilitary group Wagner is improving its finances by exploiting children in the gold mines of Central Africa. Its boss admits it himself: “We suffer from a severe lack of ammunition, needed to keep the offensive going,…
September 30 2022 Monday, September the 26th. A declaration rings like a small revolution in the small world of PMC Wagner public relations. In an official communique from his society Concord, Evgueny Prigozhin admits to being the creator of the Wagner Group, the infamous private military company known for his operations – and exactions –…
September 1st 2022 – ACLED Original Report A report released by ACLED on August 30th shades light on Wagner Group propency to target civilians in both the Central African Republic and Mali, the two African countries where it is currently most active. The main conclusion is that, in both countries Wagner Group engages in very…
If the name Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov doesn’t ring a bell, that is perfectly normal. The head of Wagner in Mali and alleged war criminal is a discrete man who doesn’t want to receive too much attention. But Wagner Group is now well established in Mali and it is more than ever necessary to take a…
