The shift brings Russian support to ‘a more fundamental level’, says Kremlin-backed paramilitary force Africa Corps.

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Several dozen people, notably women and children ... of Malian army killings are frequent in this part of West Africa, demonstrations have been rare since military rule ...