How the Wagner Group funds its role in Ukraine by plundering Africa's resources Sources tell CBS News that a handful of Niger's coup leaders had previously received U.S. military training during ...

The only voice in favour has been that of the leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has reportedly described it as a triumph. "What happened in Niger is nothing other ...

The US has said Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger - but so far there is no evidence of their fighters being deployed there. Wagner forces have been ...

Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has hailed Niger’s military coup as good news and o ...

"There are no Wagner forces on the border between Mali and Niger, there are Islamist groups there," Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou said DUBAI, August 7. /TASS/. Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Prime Minister of ...

TASS/. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) does not believe that the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) was somehow involved in Niger’s coup, ECOWAS Commissioner for ...

Another complicating factor could be any decision by Niger’s coup leaders to seek help from Wagner Group, which the US has designated a transnational criminal organisation. Wagner’s chief ...