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After Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s death, Wagner mercenaries will still operate in the Central African Republic but under direct control of Russia’s Defense Ministry, officials say.
The recent attacks have been small-scale and focused on minor targets, but have raised fears that Al-Shabaab jihadists, who have been blamed for the assaults, are turning their attention to Kenya as they suffer losses in their native Somalia.