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Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen at a Russia-Africa summit hosted by Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, over a week since he was seen in Belarus in his underwear.
but mali, burkina faso, central african republic have all decided they would rather work with wagner than the un and french and american forces. president putin is hosting african leaders at a summit in st petersburg. but far fewer of them are taking part than have attended previous events and the invasion of ukraine is believed to be one of the main reasons. when the event was first held in 2019, 43 african leaders took part. but this time only 17 are attending. another update from the summit our colleagues at bbc verify have confirmed that this image circulating on social media is genuine and shows wagner founder yevgeny prigozhin shaking hands with ambassador freddy mapouka, a senior representative of the central african republic. the image was first posted on 26th july by a russian official. bbc verify has confirmed
when the event was first held in 2019, 43 african leaders took part. but this time only 17 are attending. another update from that summit our colleagues at bbc verify have confirmed that this image circulating on social media is genuine and shows the wagner founder yevgeny prigozhin shaking hands with ambassador freddy mapouka, a senior representative of the central african republic. the image was first posted on 26th july by a russian official. bbc verify has confirmed that the meeting took place at the trezzini palace hotel in st petersburg. wagner has developed a highly successful business model supporting the governments of several african countries. very interesting to see him there at that summit. the bbc s africa correspondent, andrew harding,