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Bakhmut ‘meat grinder’ — the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2

World, Maverick News

Bakhmut ‘meat grinder’ — the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2

by: Peter Fabricius

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

Africa, Business Maverick

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

by: Peter Fabricius

International law and the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin - Was he fair game?

Op-eds

International law and the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin - Was he fair game?

by: Mia Swart and Penny Spentzouris

Wagner-in-Chief: Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s rebelling bulldog of war?

World, Ukraine Crisis

Wagner-in-Chief: Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s rebelling bulldog of war?

by: Marianne Thamm

Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 1)

World, Our Burning Planet

Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 1)

by: Ian Urbina

Leaked documents reveal Wagner Group’s golden ties to Sudanese military companies

Africa, World, Maverick News

Leaked documents reveal Wagner Group’s golden ties to Sudanese military companies

by: Khadija Sharife, Lara Dihmis and Erin Klazar from OCCRP, in partnership with Le Monde

Russia’s Wagner is not the only evil player in Africa, Naledi Pandor tells London forum

Africa, South Africa, World, Maverick News

Russia’s Wagner is not the only evil player in Africa, Naledi Pandor tells London forum

by: Peter Fabricius

Wagner Group with ties to Putin being used as proxy to target civilians in Africa

Africa

Wagner Group with ties to Putin being used as proxy to target civilians in Africa

by: Peter Fabricius

Wagner Group: Putin's grim reapers giving mercenaries a bad name, now embedded in Africa

Africa, South Africa, World

Wagner Group: Putin's grim reapers giving mercenaries a bad name, now embedded in Africa

by: Phillip van Niekerk

Hundreds of South Africans eager to join fight against Russian invasion – Ukraine’s ambassador to SA

South Africa, World

Hundreds of South Africans eager to join fight against Russian invasion – Ukraine’s ambassador to SA

by: Peter Fabricius

Soldiers for rent in the Boko Haram crisis

Africa

Soldiers for rent in the Boko Haram crisis

by: Teniola Tayo

Russia’s shadow presence in Africa: Wagner group mercenaries in at least 20 countries aim to turn continent into strategic hub

Africa, Scorpio, South Africa, World

Russia’s shadow presence in Africa: Wagner group mercenaries in at least 20 countries aim to turn continent into strategic hub

by: Scorpio