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Humanitarian workers. Witnesses of Wagner's crimes on the African continent. Raising awareness on PMC violence in the world. Backup account: @stop_wagner
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RT @brantphilip1978: The convoy transporting military equipment for the Malian army has arrived in Bamako tonight from Conakry, we notice t….
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RT @meduza_en: Russia’s deputy defense minister declared today that the country has reached a “flagship level” in prosthetics, crediting th….
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Russia’s deputy defense minister, Anna Tsivileva, declared on Thursday that the country has reached a “flagship level” in prosthetics since the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Eastern Economic...
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6/6 Diplomatically, the Russian bet is backfiring. Algeria openly denounces #Moscow’s reliance on force while Tuareg rebels reactivate dialogue. #AfricaCorps’ failures are eroding Moscow’s credibility not only in #Mali but across North Africa. From Moura (2022) to Tinzaouatène
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3/6 By July, humiliations multiplied. On the Kidal-Anéfis road, a joint FLA-JNIM ambush reportedly wiped out an entire convoy. Days later, a VBIED near #Anéfis killed 4 Russians. In total, almost 80 #AfricaCorps and Malian soldiers were killed in a few weeks. Far from
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2/6 The first major test came on June 13 near Anoumalane. A convoy of 30 #AfricaCorps and Malian army vehicles was ambushed by the rebels of the FLA. At least 45 fighters were killed, 21 vehicles destroyed, 15 captured (and use of an FPV drone). JNIM then struck near #Ber,
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🧵1/6 Extortion, torture, massacres : #Wagner fed and amplified a situation of constant insecurity in #Mali, notably with a large-scale humanitarian crisis (e.g. the 150 000 refugees at the Mbera camp in Mauritania). Within weeks, #AfricaCorps repeated Wagner’s mistakes :
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5/5 Vasiliev’s past is troubling. Convicted in 2011 for the racist murder of a Sri Lankan, he was described as a radical nationalist with ties to the GRU. Born in Uzbekistan, this former "strategist" of #Prigozhin labeled a neo-Nazi by the Dossier Center exemplifies how a
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4/5 Since #Prigozhin’s death, Vasiliev has become a key figure of Russian influence in #BurkinaFaso. On his Telegram channel "Smiling and Waving", he portrays himself as a casual traveler, posing with children holding toy weapons, and visiting unstable countries. Officially a
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3/5 The African Initiative organizes football tournaments and screenings of Russian films in local languages, but beneath this social veneer lies the propaganda machine. Founded by Vasiliev (also known as Lukovenko), the organization promotes the image of #Russia as an "ally" of
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2/5 The #Wagner Telegram channel "White Uncles in Africa" and other pro-Wagner channels have expressed concern over his detention, which they claim is based on fabricated charges. A video circulating online features a woman, apparently Senegalese and claiming to be his wife. She
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🧵1/5 The detention of Viktor Vasiliev, founder of the African Initiative and recruiter of mercenaries for #Wagner, has sparked outrage among pro-Wagner supporters. Accused by #Kyrgyzstan of "complicity in recruiting mercenaries for foreign conflicts" and suspected of being a
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A noteworthy report from @TheSentry_Org highlights the failure of #Mali’s #Wagner experiment :. From ambushes like Tinzaouaten to massacres in Moura, brutal tactics have failed to contain jihadists, while civilians and Malian army bear the cost. Trust collapses as corruption,.
🚨 Mercenary Meltdown 🚨 . Buyer beware: The Wagner Group was hired by the Malian military junta to assist with counterterrorism. While the Wagner Group claimed that it succeeded in Mali, the truth paints a darker picture. Our new investigation shows that the Wagner Group:.⚠️
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. and systematic rape by #Wagner mercenaries is by no means a source of stability.
#Wagner group spokesman in CAR, Alexandre Ivanov, accuses Algeria of collusion with Ukraine "to destabilize" Sahel countries, particularly #Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the UNHCR reports that the number of Malian refugees arriving in #Mauritania between 2022 and
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#Wagner group spokesman in CAR, Alexandre Ivanov, accuses Algeria of collusion with Ukraine "to destabilize" Sahel countries, particularly #Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the UNHCR reports that the number of Malian refugees arriving in #Mauritania between 2022 and
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3/3 Operations now run through NGOs, media, and political networks under the "African Initiative", and through the #AfricaCorps and Africa Politology (which includes private actors, political consultants linked to #Wagner or to the Russian secret services).
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2/3 This event echoes the September 2024 detention in N'Djamena of three Russians and a Belarusian (including #Wagner operatives Maksim Shugaley and Samir Seyfan) who tied offers of training and money to pro-Russian media.
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🧵1/3 Two years after #Prigozhin’s death, #Russia🇷🇺 is pursuing a quieter influence in #Africa. In Luanda, two Russians were arrested on August 7 for allegedly fueling protests with propaganda and covert funds.
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Russian operatives are using new tactics to expand Moscow’s reach in Africa, two years after the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. An investigation led by RFI and the monitoring group All Eyes…
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RT @fabsenbln: #Mali🇲🇱- Geolocation of a FPV drone strike in #Tessalit yesterday morning (Aug. 23), carried out by the #FLA against FAMa/AC….
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