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December 27, 20235:00 AM ET
Enlarge this imageA new report focuses on Wagner’s operations in Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic.
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A new report focuses on Wagner’s operations in Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic.
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A new report details how the Wagner mercenary group uses gold mining in Africa to funnel money to the Kremlin.
According to The Blood Gold Report, Wagner has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year in an effort to support its war effort.
This is in spite of global sanctions that have shut off the Russian economy from much of the world.
The report was produced by the Consumer Choice Center, as well as Democracy 21 — a non-profit that tracks corruption and advocates for government transparency.
Jessica Berlin, a political analyst & co-author of ..
December 25, 20237:01 PM ET
It’s been 10 years since South Africa’s first democratically elected president died. Nelson Mandela’s former chef describes how how the anti-apartheid icon liked to spend Christmas Day.
December 25, 20235:00 AM ET
It’s been 10 years since South Africa’s first democratically elected president died. Nelson Mandela’s former personal chef describes how the anti-apartheid icon liked to spend Christmas Day.
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