Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 betrayal, the Kremlin has been trying to supplant the Wagner group throughout the continent.

These developments have led some analysts to believe Russia’s influence and ability to project power in the Sahel is waning, or that the Kremlin no longer considers the Sahel and other friendly states ...

This research project, running between 2023 and 2024, aims to investigate the Wagner Group's expansion and its role as a hybrid entity - part mercenary, part paramilitary, and a tool of Russian ...