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Malian army and Wagner Group abduct and execute Fulani civilians, NGO claims

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025, according to a report by the NGO Human Rights Watch.

Radio France Internationale

Revealed: How Moscow’s Wagner Group recruited young British men online to plot London arson attack

Intelligence historian Trevor Barnes reveals Moscow’s sabotage playbook in the UK disclosed by the Wagner Group arson trial

Evening Standard

Men acting for Wagner Group convicted of arson on Ukraine-linked London warehouse

Arsonists acting for Russian group found guilty after 2024 fire targeting building used to supply humanitarian aid

The Guardian - UK

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Wagner Group arsonists guilty of London fire attack on warehouse linked to Ukraine war

Dylan Earl and Paul Reeves orchestrated the east London arson attack for private militia funded by Russian state

Evening Standard

‘Common’ for hostile states to use criminals to carry out offences on UK soil

Countries including Russia have paid proxies in the UK to carry out attacks.

Evening Standard

Arsonists guilty of attack on Ukraine-linked warehouse for Wagner Group

The attack on the property in Leyton, east London, caused about £1 million worth of damage, the Old Bailey has heard.

Evening Standard

Majority direction for jury in Wagner Group arson trial

Around £1 million of damage was caused in an arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey has heard.

Evening Standard

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Jury out in Wagner Group arson trial

Around £1 million of damage was caused in an arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London.

Evening Standard

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

Euronews

How Guinea became a gateway for Russian weapons to reach the Sahel

Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI have confirmed that Russia is discreetly shipping in large quantities of military equipment via the…

Radio France Internationale

Wagner Group arson accused ‘scared’ by news of ‘Russian terrorism’, court told

Ugnius Asmena, 20. admitted being at the scene of the fire last March.

Evening Standard

International investigation reveals Wagner Group's secret prisons in Mali

A collaborative investigation by international media outlets has uncovered secret prisons run by Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali, where abuse and torture are carried out with impunity. Reporters with the Forbidden Stories consortium – which includes RFI's sister channel France 24 – reveal how the Wagner paramilitary group duplicated methods…

Radio France Internationale

Wagner gets replaced in Mali by Africa Corp, another Russian military group

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia's Africa Corps to remain

The Russia-backed Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country

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Evening Standard

Wagner spies 'plotted to blow up Mayfair restaurant and kidnap its owner'

The men were filmed setting fire to an east London warehouse, the Old Bailey heard

The Independent UK

Arsonists streamed attack on London StarLink warehouse for Wagner Group, court told

Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, Nii Mensah, 23 and Paul English, 61, were allegedly recruited to set fire to the warehouse

The Independent UK

Arsonists streamed Ukraine-linked warehouse attack for Wagner Group, court told

Around £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey was told.

Evening Standard

Arsonists streamed Ukraine-linked east London warehouse attack for Wagner Group, court told

Around £1million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, the Old Bailey was told

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Radio France Internationale

Private military firms undermine France’s quiet exit from West Africa

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

The Conversation

Why Russia’s armed forces have proven resilient in the war in Ukraine

Ukraine has agreed to a United States proposal of a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia following talks with United States officials in Saudi Arabia.

Latin Times

Former Russian Mercenary Arrested After Illegal Border Crossing

Timur Praliev pleaded guilty to illegally entering the U.S., with the federal prosecutor seeking a 15-day sentence due to concerns stemming from his ties to the Wagner Group.

Radio France Internationale

China courts African allies as tensions with Europe, US deepen

China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, is on a week-long trip to visit four countries in Africa, at a time of growing tensions between Beijing and the European Union, and an uncertain future for China-US relations on the eve of the second Trump presidency.

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Human Rights Watch Report: Abuses By Mali's Armed Forces

Human Rights Watch report reveals abuses by Malian armed forces, Russian mercenaries, and jihadi groups in Mali post-UN peacekeeping mission.

The Conversation

Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why

Russian mercenaries, like the Wagner group, have an awful reputation. Multiple western outlets have reported on their military ineffectiveness, their abysmal human rights record, and their exploitative nature.

Evening Standard

Viking enactment fan jailed over Wagner Group boast

Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore clothing with badges with the terror group’s insignia on it to a Viking re-enactment event in October last year.

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