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Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa, Year After Failed Mutiny
For years, Russia covertly propped up authoritarian leaders, exploited natural resources and fought extremists in a number of African countries. Russia worked through the Wagner group, a shadowy web of political advisers, entrepreneurs and mercenaries. But …