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A man lights a candle at a makeshift memorial for Wagner private mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on October 1, 2023, to mark 40 days since his death as per Orthodox tradition. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA CORPS

What Wagner Group’s new branding means for Russia’s operations in Africa

The choice of name could be an attempt to add a layer of obfuscation to cover what has been in plain sight for a long time. That Russian mercenaries in Africa serve one master –…

  • Alessandro Arduino
5 min read