Prigozhin's death, if confirmed, will test the resilience of operations by thousands of Wagner mercenaries in Mali, the Central African Republic and Libya. Wagner has a decentralised command and is instrumental in spreading Russian influence.
My analysis:
For
@BBCAfrica
's
#FocusonAfrica
podcast,
@BBC_AudreyB
and I look at the turning point for the Wagner Group when Prigozhin rebelled against Putin and why Mali and the Central African Republic are important for future operations and Russia's Africa policy: