The Washington Post published on 18 September 2023 an article titled "In Wagner's Largest African Outpost, Russia Looks to Tighten Its Grip" by Rachel Carson and Barbara Debout.
Following the death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian government is moving to take direct control over the more than 1,000 mercenaries in the Central African Republic. Russia's defense minister and head of the Russian military intelligence agency, GRU, recently visited the CAR, Mali, and Burkina Faso to explain that the Wagner Group is now under government control.
