Central African Republic

Twins, 17: We Were Drugged and Raped by Putin’s Private Army

A dozen girls have told The Daily Beast that they were kidnapped and sexually abused by Russian paramilitaries.

Philip Obaji Jr.

A photograph of miners in the Ndassima gold mine in 2014 in CAR where independent gold panners once ran the mine. Today, the Russians control some of the biggest mines in the central part of the CAR, including the Ndassima gold mine.

Putin’s Private Army Accused of Sickening New Massacre

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin may be dead, but witnesses say Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic slaughtered dozens of people to secure access to a gold mine.

Philip Obaji Jr.

A photo illustration showing two Wagner Group soldiers with a map of the Central African Republic.

INTO THE FIRE

Wagner Group’s Post-Mutiny Crackup Is a Threat to Africa

Leaderless soldiers of fortune need somewhere to go after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s brief anti-Putin putsch. That might be to African countries with unstable governments.

Jason Nichols

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.

‘MESSY’

African Officials Panic Following Prigozhin’s Mutiny

“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.