From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. […]
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Central African Republic faces humanitarian crisis with 2.4 million people needing aid, UN says #Central #African #Republic #faces #humanitarian #crisis #million #people #needing #aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Central African Republic is facing a humanitarian crisis with 2.4 million people in need of assistance and the U.N.’s $534 million […]
The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization #declare #Russias #Wagner #mercenary #group #banned #terrorist #organization
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. announced Wednesday it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization, saying it remains a threat to global […]
France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer #Frances #waning #influence #couphit #Africa #appears #clear #remember #colonizer
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Gabon’s longtime leader was detained in the latest coup in Africa last week, France condemned the takeover but did little […]
The Wagner mercenary group’s second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony #Wagner #mercenary #groups #secondincommand #buried #quiet #Moscow #ceremony
MOSCOW (AP) — The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name was buried Thursday during a quiet ceremony at […]
EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent #examines #training #African #armies #coup #rocks #continent
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers expressed deep concern Thursday at the growing number of military coups across Africa as the bloc draws up sanctions […]
Russia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner #Russias #actions #U.N #terminate #Mali #sanctions #panel #experts #reporting #Wagner
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the U.N. peacekeeping force, and on Wednesday its Russian allies scored yet another victory […]
Kremlin says ‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of plane crash that killed Prigozhin #Kremlin #Deliberate #wrongdoing #among #plane #crash #killed #Prigozhin
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Wednesday that “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin […]
The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin’s burial #Kremlin #Putin #planning #attend #Wagner #chief #Prigozhins #burial
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in […]
UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali #unprecedented #6month #withdrawal #peacekeepers #Mali
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders […]