Head of mercenary group Wagner says he's aware of plans to murder him

Evgeny Prigozhin, head of the private military company Wagner, said on Tuesday that he is aware that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and CIA chief William Burns allegedly discussed his murder at a meeting in Kyiv last week.

US designates Russian Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation, Wagner founder calls Americans ‘colleagues’

The United States has designated Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, piling pressure on the private army that has recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine.

Russia’s Wagner Group chief says troops have taken Soledar

The head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group has claimed to have secured control of the salt mining town of Soledar in Ukraine’s east, but uncertainty remains amid continued battles in the city centre.

North Korea denies report it offered munitions to Wagner Group, Russia

North Korea's foreign ministry denied a media report it offered munitions to Russia, saying arms transaction has "never happened" between the two countries, the North's official KCNA reported on Friday.

Russian-backed forces make advances towards Bakhmut: UK

Russian-backed forces have made tactical advances over the past three days towards the centre of Bakhmut, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region, and have likely advanced into villages south of the town, according to the UK military intelligence daily briefing.

US accuses Russian Wagner mercenary group of exploiting Africa's resources to fund Ukraine war

The US envoy to the UN accused the Russia-backed mercenary group Wagner on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in African countries to help fund Moscow’s wars in Ukraine and elsewhere.

Malian Government, Foreign Private Military Companies Failed To Fight Terrorism - Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the Malian government and private military companies have failed to fight terrorism in the country.

Thousands in Mali Celebrate Expulsion of French Ambassador | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- Thousands of anti-French demonstrators poured into the street of the Malian capital, Bamako, to cheer at the expulsion of the French ambassador.

Mali revises its military agreements, signs new ones amid embargo

Mali’s Interim President Assimi Goita discussed major reforms undertaken within the army while speaking at its 61st anniversary Thursday in Kati, a town hosting one of the country's largest military camps.

500 Wagner paramilitaries reportedly enter Mali amid controversy

At least 500 paramilitaries from the controversial private Russian Wagner Group arrived on Thursday in Bamako, Mali’s capital, local security sources confirmed to Anadolu Agency on Friday.

EU Parliament urges sanctions against Russian mercenary Wagner Group - AA

The European Parliament urged EU states on Thursday to adopt asset freeze sanctions and a travel ban on Russian mercenary company, Wagner Group.