Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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Dr Andreas Krieg at King's College London:
"If #putin called #mbz to clamp down on #wagner 's financial & logistical infrastructure in the #uae, this self-funding network in #africa would struggle to stay afloat"

The Wagner mercenary group's failed mutiny in Russia is likely to have repercussions for several African countries where thousands of fighters are based.

It is still unclear whether Wagner's exiled leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will continue to run his security contracts in countries like the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mali.

Guest: Dr Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor of Security Studies at King's College London

Producer:

David Cook