--- title: "The Wagner Group Still Owns a Country. What’s Happening There?" description: "The Wagner Group may have changed its name, but not its grip. Discover how Russian mercenaries still dominate the Central African Republic through violence, resource exploitation, and political control today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? 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Discover how Russian mercenaries still dominate the Central African Republic through violence, resource exploitation, and political control today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ References https://www.theafricareport.com/421387/car-conflict-profiteers-wagner-gulf-traders-and-rwandan-linked-businesses/?utmsource=Twitter&utmcampaign=Twitter&utmmedium=Social%20media#= https://www.theafricareport.com/413923/from-wagner-to-africa-corps-touadera-finally-submits-to-the-new-guard/ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/central-african-republic-court-confirms-third-term-for-incumbent-president/ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/russian-mercenaries-take-control-of-eastern-car/ https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/central-african-republic https://thesentry.org/reports/doubling-down-russia-west-africa/ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-wagner-mercenaries-central-african-republic-crimes/33306858.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-asks-central-african-republic-to-replace-wagner-with-moscows-africa-corps https://adf-magazine.com/2025/10/russia-pushes-car-to-choose-africa-corps-over-wagner-mercenaries/ https://thesentry.org/reports/architects-of-terror/ https://acleddata.com/armed-group/wagner-group-and-africa-corps https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/projects/wagner-group-and-russias-presence-africa-and-middle-east https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/06/16/in-central-african-republic-wagner-has-imposed-its-pax-russica-and-prospers6674899124.html?srsltid=AfmBOorNjPddLBlDiQ7dYw7tRbqveLOkL51dHYIjGHeTbqN9NNzlB5F https://thesentry.org/reports/cnn-central-african-republic/ https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/africa/central-african-republic/319-centrafrique-les-zande-tirailles-entre-armee-milice-et-troupes-russes https://adf-magazine.com/2026/02/fears-of-rebellion-rising-in-southeast-car/ https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/malicious-markets-mapping-the-violent-ecosystem-in-the-central-african-republic/ https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Nathalia-Dukhan-and-Ruben-De-Koning-Malicious-markets-Mapping-the-violent-ecosystem-in-the-Central-African-Republic-GI-TOC-June-2026-1.pdf https://issafrica.org/iss-today/russias-africa-corps-more-than-old-wine-in-a-new-bottle --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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