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The Guardian — More control, less deniability: Russia in Africa after Wagner, cited on Factrail
Cited by 5 materials across Factrail · last used Oct 2026.
Russia's Africa Corps emerged as a more directly state-controlled military formation after the breakdown of Yevgeny Prigozhin's relationship with the Russian leadership in 2023.
After August 2023, Russia sought to bring elements of Wagner's African operations under greater state supervision.
Describes Africa Corps under Russian military command and December 2023 recruitment of former Wagner members.
Investigates the incorporation of Wagner into Africa Corps and reports ACLED civilian casualty and Mali violence context.
Russia's post-Wagner security presence in Africa retained personnel and relationships developed under the Wagner Group rather than beginning with an entirely new force.