Russia launches paramilitary organization in Africa, securing concessions under government initiative. Russia appears to be trying to expand its influence by switching from involvement through private military companies to more direct government-led involvement in African countries.
Expert: “Wagner is trying to take over the interests built up.” In Africa, since 2020, a chain reaction of coups d'état has occurred in West African colonies, and the number of countries surrounding these countries is becoming unstable, expert says.