Putin's Secret Invasion (And It’s Not Where You Think)
While the world has been focused on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has been making silent moves across Africa using a secret Russian paramilitary organisation called Wagner Group. Their malicious presence is not just on the ground, it’s also spreading like wildfire across the internet.
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Further Info on the Mali Conflict:
Reading:
https://bit.ly/3THZeHs
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Watch:
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Sources 🔗
FDI Intelligence | Russia’s ongoing charm offensive in Africa - https://bit.ly/3N8frDs
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2021 - https://bit.ly/3gFjriB
Brookings | What does Russia really want from Africa? - https://brook.gs/3D92IMh
BBC | Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria fury over US arms refusal - https://bbc.in/3SFPw7d
The Defense Post | Nigeria signs contract with Russia for 12 Mi-35 helicopter gunships - https://bit.ly/3U1oqbK
Africa Center | Russia’s Strategic Goals in Africa - https://bit.ly/3DAnrKd
Reuters | Russia's Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time - https://reut.rs/3SDVhCC
The Guardian | Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits founding Wagner mercenary group - https://bit.ly/3FkczRV
The Guardian | Yevgeny Prigozhin: who is the man leading Russia's push into Africa? - https://bit.ly/3U2yilQ
The Economist | Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man behind the Wagner Group? - https://econ.st/3gAg3p8
CSIS | Tracking the Arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali - https://bit.ly/3FizE7G
CSIS | Band of Brothers: The Wagner Group and the Russian State - https://bit.ly/3W5mj8M
The New York Times | Putin’s Shadow Soldiers: How the Wagner Group Is Expanding in Africa - https://nyti.ms/3DchFNz
Human Rights Watch | Central African Republic: Abuses by Russia-Linked Forces - https://bit.ly/3U0N7oU
Vice | How Russia Profits From African Coups | System Error - https://bit.ly/3N79vuB
Diplomatie | Statement on the Deployment of the Wagner Group in Mali - https://bit.ly/3DCduMg
African Business | Russia’s Wagner Group could make millions from exploitation of African rainforest - https://bit.ly/3ziWw3h
alleyesonwagner.org | Come follow the redwood trees - https://bit.ly/3gHmsPw
VOA | Guns, Mercenaries, Minerals - Russia Embraces Africa - https://bit.ly/3W9L8QP
Financial Times | Russia has made worrying inroads into Africa - https://on.ft.com/3Fhno7l
Global Public Policy Institute | Russia’s Growing Influence in Africa - https://bit.ly/3U47wtf
Barrons | Russia's Rosatom Starts Construction Of Egypt's First Nuclear Plant - https://bit.ly/3SNHpWw
Rosatom | Empowering Africa - https://bit.ly/3gAHPlq
The National News | Russian influence on show in Central African beauty contest - https://bit.ly/3DCfl43
Africa Center | Mapping Disinformation in Africa - https://bit.ly/3ffYOsV
DW | Russia's reengagement with Africa pays off - https://bit.ly/3N7megM
DW | Europe looks to Africa to fill natural gas gap - https://bit.ly/3TWtC0A
Aljazeera | Russia (just like the West) is no true friend to Africa - https://bit.ly/3DKjyCR
Africa Center | Record 36 Million Africans Forcibly Displaced - https://bit.ly/3zlDl8R
Quartz Africa | Covid made Africa the saddest continent - https://bit.ly/3NdF7yK
World Happiness Report 2022 - https://bit.ly/3W0Iey1
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Putin's Fixation with Africa
1:10 - Africa, 'one of Russia's top priorities'
2:04 - Boko Haram Insurgency
3:05 - Mali, France & Russia.
3:50 - Putin's Secret Weapon
5:14 - Wagner Infiltration of Africa
6:39 - What Does Putin Want From Africa?
7:53 - Russian Disinformation Campaigns Across Africa
9:00 - Everybody is fighting over Africa
10:13 - The ramifications for it's population
10:53 - What is Putin's End Goal?
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