![Following the Central African Republic, in another former French colony, posters appeared with Wagner and with the words “Thank you Russia” - this is how the streets of the cities of Mali now look. Source: Greyzone / https://t.me/grey_zone/11814 Following the Central African Republic, in another former French colony, posters appeared with Wagner and with the words “Thank you Russia” - this is how the streets of the cities of Mali now look. Source: Greyzone / https://t.me/grey_zone/11814](https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wagner-150x77.jpg)
The Wagner Group has maintained an active and controversial presence in Africa since 2017, where it has contributed to regional instability, countered Western influence, and exacerbated human rights abuses. Despite the death of its figurehead in 2023, the emergence of the Africa Corps indicates that Russia's covert geopolitical strategies in the region will persist.