Russias Shadow Army in Africa
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Mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been in the headlines recently for their alleged role in war crimes in Ukraine. But the Kremlin-linked\\xa0paramilitary group has been active in Africa for several years, where it provides a wide range of services to governments across the continent. For this week\'s Deep Dish, the Council\\u2019s Elizabeth Shackelford is joined by Federica Saini Fasanotti of the Institute for International Political Studies in Milan to discuss how Wagner\\u2019s growing footprint in Africa supports Russia\\u2019s strategic and commercial interests.\\xa0
Reading List:
- Russia\\u2019s Wagner Group in Africa: Influence, commercial concessions, rights violations, and counterinsurgency failure,\\xa0Federica Saini Fasanotti, Brookings\\xa0Institution
- To Beat Russian Influence in Africa, the West Must Offer Something Better,\\xa0Elizabeth Shackelford,\\xa0Chicago Tribune
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