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Do you consider the Tuareg a "colonialist power" in Africa? Because that's who russia is fighting in Africa: https://apnews.com/article/mali-tuareg-violence-c0b85f6ab284...

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That's who Wagner is fighting in Mali right now, but the French were in Mali until 2 years ago. Wagner is also active in many other African countries other than Mali: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group_activities_in_Afr...

Russia is also providing economic and political support to many African governments, especially those who have turned away from the west and are afraid of regime-change operations.

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The French left Mali before Wagner arrived.