While Russia’s army is bogged down in Ukraine, its mercenaries are faring no better in Africa. In late July 2024, mercenaries from the the Wagner Group, a Moscow-aligned private military company ...

Tuareg rebel alliance fighters inspected a damaged vehicle allegedly used by Wagner mercenaries in July 2024. via REUTERS Wagner has acknowledged heavy losses in the Mali ambush but gave no figure.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

Wagner group says Russian fighters were killed in Mali Tuareg separatists deny assertion, say they are alive Relatives given no evidence of their loved ones' fate Wagner is now part of Kremlin ...

The Wagner mercenary group announced on June 6 that it was withdrawing its presence from Mali, ending its fight with rebel groups. "Mission accomplished. Private Military Company Wagner returns ...

Though the recent events in Mali are not analogous with that, Wagner’s abandonment of Mozambique may weigh on the minds of Mali’s junta leaders following the group’s latest setback.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.