The Africa Corps would bolster Russia’s military presence with what it says would be a network of planned Defence Ministry-controlled bases, in a bid to revive Moscow’s Cold War-era clout on the continent.
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Europe News: The Africa Corps would bolster Russia’s military presence with what it says would be a network of planned defense ministry-controlled bases, in a bid to revive Moscow’s Cold War-era clout on the continent at a time of steeply declining Western influence. It would also allow the Kremlin to consolidate control of Wagner's business network in Africa, following the death last year of the group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia is gathering close to 20,000 troops to take over Wagner’s African operations in at least five Russia-friendly nations by mid-2024, but it might no longer have plausible deniability.
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