The New York Times published on 31 May 2022 an article titled "Putin's Shadow Soldiers: How the Wagner Group Is Expanding in Africa" by Declan Walsh.
Soldiers from Russia's mercenary Wagner Group are active in wars in Mali, CAR, Mozambique, and Libya. It is far more than a guns for hire organization and props up autocrats, orchestrates digital propaganda, and produces action movies set in Africa. It is an unofficial tool of Russian power.
