From St Petersburg to the Central African Republic, Yevgeny Prigozhin and the infamous Wagner Group are extending their grip across the Global South and leaving death and destruction in their wake.
In this episode, David and Gordon explore how the Wagner Group became embedded in the African military landscape and how their influence pervades to this day.
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