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Central African Republic

Twelve years on, families of soldiers killed in Battle of Bangui call for accountability

South Africa

Twelve years on, families of soldiers killed in Battle of Bangui call for accountability

By Lerato Mutsila

Gun-running hub - Northern Cameroon is losing the battle against trafficking

Africa

Gun-running hub - Northern Cameroon is losing the battle against trafficking

By Célestin Delanga

Wagner has a new name tag but still plunders Africa’s minerals

Africa

Wagner has a new name tag but still plunders Africa’s minerals

By Peter Fabricius

Prigozhin meets his maker: Payback time as Wagner Group’s leadership decapitated

World

Prigozhin meets his maker: Payback time as Wagner Group’s leadership decapitated

By Phillip van Niekerk

Human rights abuses and anti-democratic disinformation are hallmarks of Wagner, other mercenary groups in Africa

Africa

Human rights abuses and anti-democratic disinformation are hallmarks of Wagner, other mercenary groups in Africa

By Shaun Kinnes and Keanen Isaacs

Conflict and organised crime are razing Central African Republic’s rainforests

Africa

Conflict and organised crime are razing Central African Republic’s rainforests

By Oluwole Ojewale

It’s time to remove the Wagner killers from Africa

Africa

It’s time to remove the Wagner killers from Africa

By Greg Mills, Ray Hartley and John Gowing

Prigozhin’s rebellion has thrown future of Wagner drive, Russian influence in Africa into doubt

Africa

Prigozhin’s rebellion has thrown future of Wagner drive, Russian influence in Africa into doubt

By Peter Fabricius

CAR president’s apparent drive to lift presidential term limits a catalyst for conflict

Africa

CAR president’s apparent drive to lift presidential term limits a catalyst for conflict

By Remadji Hoinathy for ISS TODAY

Wagner mercenaries have entirely captured Central African Republic, The Sentry report finds

Africa

Wagner mercenaries have entirely captured Central African Republic, The Sentry report finds

By Peter Fabricius

Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin – the man who would be king on two continents

Africa

Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin – the man who would be king on two continents

By Phillip van Niekerk

At least 17 people killed in southern Chad attack

Newsdeck

At least 17 people killed in southern Chad attack

By Reuters