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One Patron, Two Armies: Why Russia’s Africa Corps Is Losing Ground Where Wagner Held the Line
Casus Belli24 July 2026

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- Russia's transition from Wagner to the Defense Ministry's Africa Corps has degraded the effectiveness of Moscow's military operations in Africa.
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In the Central African Republic, Wagner repelled a rebel raid within days; in Mali, Africa Corps surrendered the north — proof that nationalizing Prigozhin's…
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