Since at least 2010, Shugalei was affiliated with the late Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner ... Chad's advantage. Russia is striving to gain complete dominance over West Africa's ...

Prigozhin founded Wagner in 2014, initially working mostly in the Middle East and Africa before being deployed to Ukraine at the start of 2022.

Russia’s efforts to expand its influence in Africa have hit a setback ... Known for his close ties to the Wagner Group, Shugalei was detained in Chad along with two other Russian operatives ...

Previously all-powerful, the Wagner Group has slowly been reduced in size and dismantled in many of the countries it operated in since the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in August 2023.

Prigozhin founded Wagner in 2014, initially working mostly in the Middle East and Africa before being deployed to Ukraine at the start of 2022. DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions ...

However, this would-be iron man recently suffered a set-back when he was arrested in the central African nation of Chad ... the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin last year, troops serving under the Wagner ...

A monument in honour of the late leader of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been unveiled in the Central African Republic (CAR). The statue of Prigozhin and his right-hand ...

Why Wagner is winning hearts in the Central African Republic Wagner in Africa: How the Russian mercenary group has rebranded Prigozhin and Utkin died alongside others on 23 August 2023, after their ...