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Russia claims its Africa Corps group prevented coup in Mali after rebels seize towns

Russia's Africa Corps group has reportedly intervened in Mali, preventing a coup according to the Russian defense ministry.

Source Guardian AI Summary Updated April 28, 2026
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Russia's Africa Corps group has reportedly intervened in Mali, preventing a coup according to the Russian defense ministry. The group, successor to the former Wagner mercenary group, claimed to have fought off rebel insurgents in the town of Kidal, near the Algerian border, for over 24 hours while vastly outnumbered and surrounded. Russia's defense ministry also alleged that the rebels had suffered "irreplaceable losses" and that the Africa Corps had avoided mass civilian casualties.

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