For years, Russia covertly propped up authoritarian leaders, exploited natural resources and fought extremists in a number of African countries through the shadowy Wagner group. However, Russia never disclosed the extent of its control over Wagner's operations globally, maintaining distance amidst human rights abuse allegations against the group's members.
After Yevgeny V. Prigozhin's failed mutiny against Russian President Putin, Russia began reallocating Wagner's assets to Kremlin divisions. This included transferring control of Wagner's mercenary operations in Africa to Africa Corps under the Russian Ministry of Defense, while Russian officials remained silent on the matter.
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