Russia hires its own Africa army to succeed Wagner's mercenaries

The Africa Corps would bolster Russia’s military presence with what it says would be a network of planned defense ministry-controlled bases, in a bid to revive Moscow’s Cold War-era clout on the continent at a time of steeply declining Western influence. It would also allow the Kremlin to consolidate control of Wagner's business network in Africa, following the death last year of the group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.