Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner army has been key to Putin’s war on Ukraine. CBS News’ has discovered how it’s paid for by ‘profiteering’ in Africa. He paints a painful, poignant image, which encapsulates the extent to which the Russian mercenaries have taken everything from one of the poorest countries in the world. 06:01 “It’s all about following the money,” Otto told CBS News.
“You’ve got to understand that these private militaries, they need money to function, they need resources to function… We’re talking about billions of dollars here, perhaps even more.”
is A satellite image provided to CBS News by independent intelligence company Grey Dynamics shows the Ndassima gold mine in the Central African Republic’s Ouaka prefecture. “They have control of the airport and the staff,” explained Usman.”There’s a cargo plane flying between Moscow and Bangui.”
A cargo plane operated by Russia’s Wagner Group is seen after landing at M’Poko Airport, in Bangui, Central African Republic, in early May 2023. Wagner finds a new revenue stream in timber All Eyes on Wagner headtopics.com
A suspected Russian Wagner mercenary is secretly filmed as he mans a roadway checkpoint near the Central African Republic’s border with Cameroon, May 2023.
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