wagner group in Africa: what next

 Al J has an article discussing the Wagner group in Africa, and what will happen since their leader just was killed and Putin is insisting that these mercenaries pledge loyalty to Russia.

African governments had also been caught in a delicate balancing act between the shadowy mercenary group and the Russian government. The Malian coup-makers continue to refer to the armed group as “Russian instructors”, though CAR authorities are more forthcoming. “CAR authorities have always been uncomfortable,” Charles Bouessel, senior analyst on CAR for International Crisis Group, told Al Jazeera. “They did not know who to praise for Wagner’s assistance. Sometimes, they are thanking the Russian authorities and sometimes, they are thanking Prigozhin. But what they want is that the Russian assistance continues, and they would be cautious in expressing their opinion [on Prigozhin’s death] intimately.”