he was echoing some of those earlier remarks by president putin, who also called on people to wait for the results of the official investigation. now, will that convince people at home and abroad who believe that there is some sort of link between russian authorities and the death of the wagner boss? i don t think it will, and this is why. time and again, when accusations are levelled against the kremlin, there is only one tactic and that is to deny. if we cast our mind back to the beginning of last year when there was that build up of russian troops on the border with ukraine, then there were accusations levelled at the russian president that he was preparing to invade ukraine. what was the response then from the kremlin? yet again, another denial. in the wake of yevgeny prigozhin s presumed death, questions swell about the future of the organisation that he led. one african country where wagner is active is mali.
the intervention of the french ended as wagner fighters took up ended as wagner fighters took up arms against them. just days ago, yevgeny prigozhin appeared in this video, promising to rescue them from islamic state. some claimed he was hiding in africa, possibly even mali. we terri africa, possibly even mali. - terrify islamic state, al-qaeda and other gangsters. but terrify islamic state, al-qaeda and other gangsters. and other gangsters. but the west has accused and other gangsters. but the west has accused wagner. and other gangsters. but the west has accused wagner of| west has accused wagner of human rights violations in africa. these pictures released by the french military before they left allegedly show fighters burying bodies in a mass grave in eastern mali. this month, un bases like this one started pulling out. leaving more areas in mali under thejihadists leaving more areas in mali under the jihadists influence. the big question now is what role can wagner play in af
the group is thought to have 1000 soldiers there. they have filled the gap left by french forces who ended their military operations in the country about a year ago. a correspondence from bbc arabic is the first journalist to travel to northern mali since then, and he sent this report. the start of a 1000 mile journey across vast deserts to an unseen conflict where wagner fighters clash with jihadists and separatist groups. it is impossible to operate here without a convoy of heavy security. it is the only way to reach camps like this one. this is the only school in the area. these children are being taught to recite verses from the koran. it s the only education they are ever likely to receive. they are orphans who lived in an area controlled by al-qaeda. anti muslim
private jet of the wagner boss is recovered. spain s world cup winning football team says they won t play again if the head of the national federation stays. and authorities in hawaii publish a list of the missing after the wildfires as unaffected areas say they need visitors. welcome to our show. russian authorities say they have recovered ten bodies and flight recorders from the site where yevgeny prigozhin s private plane crash two days ago. they added that hess would be carried out to identify the victims. the plane crashed exactly two months after the wagner boss letter short lived rebellion, but questions remain about exactly what happened to him. the kremlin has denied ordering his death, describing such speculation as a complete