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DARK SECRETS: 16 - The Real Truth

Why is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia after leading a 24-hour mutiny against Vladimir Putin?

Mercenary chief was said to have agreed to resettle in Belarus after June’s dramatic attempted uprising, but now appears to be in St Petersburg attending the Russia-Africa Summit

The Independent UK

No clarity about who's in charge in Niger, 2 days after mutinous soldiers ousted the president

Two days after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, it was still unclear who was running the country and what mediation efforts were underway

The Independent UK

Niger situation remains ‘fluid’ as army backs coup plotters

Supporters of the coup in Niger have set fire to the governing party’s HQ as countries decry toppling of Mohamed Bazoum.

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Here's why Niger's coup matters to the U.S.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns the U.S. partnership with Niger depends on "democratic governance and respect for the rule of law." Niger is vital to U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Africa.

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Poland's ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia's ally Belarus

Poland's ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that the security of the European Union's border with Russia's ally Belarus is the Polish government's top priority

The Independent UK

Putin promises free grain to six African nations after collapse of Black Sea deal

President says Russia will replace blocked Ukrainian exports after it abandoned pact on passage of ships

The Guardian - UK

Putin promises African summit that Russia will make maximum efforts to avert a food crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told leaders and officials from most African countries that his nation is making full efforts to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause shortages and price spikes

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How the attempted coup in Niger could expand the reach of extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa

Until Wednesday’s coup attempt in Niger, the United States' security ally had avoided the military takeovers that destabilized West African neighbors in recent years

The Independent UK

Mutinous soldiers say they've taken Niger. The government says a coup won't be tolerated

Nigeriens awoke to a divided country after mutinous soldiers claimed to have ousted the president

The Independent UK

Putin on a charm offensive as Russia-Africa Summit kicks off

Leaders from across Africa attending talks in St Petersburg, with food security and Ukraine war high on the agenda.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin blames west for small number of leaders due at Russia-Africa summit

Ukraine war and grain deal exit loom over forum that could be ‘make or break for Putin’ in courting Africa

The Guardian - UK

African leaders arrive in Russia for summit with Putin, as Kremlin seeks allies in Ukraine war

Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more allies amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Wagner gold smuggling critical to keeping Russia’s economy afloat, MPs say

Parliamentary report also criticises the ‘remarkably complacent’ attitude of the government to Wagner’s activities across the last decade

The Independent UK

Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia's Wagner as a terrorist group

British lawmakers say the U.K. has underestimated the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization

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Ministers failing to grapple with Wagner Group threat, MPs warn

The UK is underestimating the danger posed by the Wagner Group, a highly critical report from the Foreign Affairs Committee has warned.

The Independent UK

Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded

Ukrainian and other European security officials say no orders came from Putin on 24 June when the Wagner rebellion broke out

The Independent UK

Why are Wagner mercenaries in Belarus – and would they try to invade Poland?

Fighters from the group are training Belarusian troops near the border with Nato member Poland

The Conversation

Ukraine war: 'joke' about Wagner Group invading Poland highlights regional security fears of rogue mercenaries

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko reportedly remarked – suppposedly in a joking tone – during a recent meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg that Wagner mercenaries are eager to move into Poland.

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The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin launches fresh drone strikes on Kyiv as air raid sirens wail across capital

Attacks also reported in other northern and central regions of Ukraine, Kyiv says

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: UN chief calls on Russia to return to Black Sea grain deal; US journalist wounded in drone attack – as it happened

António Guterres calls on Moscow to return to deal allowing safe export of Ukrainian grain; US citizen working for AFP hurt in Bakhmut attack

Al Jazeera

US sanctions Mali’s defence minister, officials over Wagner ties

US State Department accuses three Malian officials of facilitating the Russian mercenary group’s rise in the country.

The Independent UK

Mali's army and suspected Russia-linked mercenaries committed 'new atrocities,' rights group says

Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries

Al Jazeera

Rights group says Mali army, foreign fighters executed civilians

HRW accuses Malian armed forces and fighters believed to be from Wagner Group of ‘executing’ dozens of civilians.

The Independent UK

Monitoring group says thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since failed uprising

A monitoring group says thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 516 of the invasion

Drones damage buildings in Moscow city centre; Russia attacks Odesa again, destroying a grain depot and injuring four port employees

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