The Impact of Wagner's Mutiny on Russia's African Operations

Russia has stated that the future of the Wagner Group's presence in African countries depends on the governments of those countries and their decision to maintain contracts with the private military group. The Kremlin is in the process of dissolving Wagner, offering exile to mercenaries involved in a failed mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Wagner's operations in Africa have been criticized, and the group, along with Prigozhin, has faced Western sanctions for their destabilizing role in the region. While Russian military trainers have been deployed to the Central African Republic, the presence of Wagner in the region falls outside Moscow's jurisdiction as agreements were made directly between the respective governments and Wagner.