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African Officials Panic Following Prigozhin’s Mutiny

‘MESSY’

“The last thing the government wants to see at the moment is the exit of Russia from the country,” an official from the Central African Republic told The Daily Beast.

Philip Obaji Jr.

Philip Obaji Jr.

Published Jun. 25 2023 5:09PM EDT

Russia's mercenary Wagner group is tied to the government of the Central African Republic, and their relationship is uncertain after Yevgeny Prighozin’s attempted coup on Vladimir Putin. — FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images

Philip Obaji Jr.

Philip Obaji Jr.

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