Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and is he dead?
The leader of the Wagner group is presumed dead after a private jet crashed in Russia.
A plane has crashed in Russia - and everyone on it is said to have died. The Russian authorities say Yevgeny Prigozhin was amongst them.
Lots of people are asking; Was the plane crash an accident? How come it was all caught on camera? And is Mr Prigozhin really dead?
In this episode Hannah is joined by Beverly Ochieng and Howard Gethin, both from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring, to explain who Prigozhin is, what the Wagner group does and what we know about the crash.
We answer your questions - including one from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Ashley Lime in Nairobi - on what will happen to Wagner forces in Africa?
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Julia Ross-Roy and Filiz Gurer
Editors: Verity Wilde and Rachael Akidi Okwir
Audio for this episode was update on 24 August 2023
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