Documentary delves into the workings of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner
Malian demonstrators hold a "Thank you Wagner" sign named after the Russian paramilitary group during a rally celebrating the departure of French troops from Mali on February 19 in Bamako.
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Wagner, Putin's shadow army
" is a documentary broadcast this Sunday evening on the French public channel France 5 and accessible on its website.
A dive into the functioning of the Russian paramilitary group which has made the African continent its new field of action.
In Libya, in the Central African Republic, in Mali now, and perhaps soon in other countries according to internal documents revealed by the documentary.
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Summary executions, rapes, hoarding of resources, the grievances against Wagner exposed in the documentary are numerous.
In Bangui, there is also political espionage, according to a former employee of the Information and Communication Office, within the Central African presidency.
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The Russians have already taught us how to hack.
All you had to do was contact the person concerned on Facebook.
Everything he did from sunrise to sunset, we collected it and then put it in binders that we sent directly to President Touadéra…
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To read: The influence of Russian mercenaries Wagner in the Central African Republic
Wagner's development is based on three pillars: combat, enrichment and misinformation.
Ksenia Bolchakova co-directed this survey with Anne Jousset.
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What they do is they create fake accounts, what they call raven accounts, accounts that don't belong to real people.
And these accounts constantly relay, reclick, retweet and repost the same content.
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According to internal Wagner documents, each country is rated according to its wealth and the feasibility of an installation.
In addition to Mali, which obtained a score of 9 out of 10, Burkina Faso and Cameroon appeared as tempting targets for the group.
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To see on France 5: Wagner, Putin's shadow army
, documentary by Ksenia Bolchakova and Alexandra Jousset
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