Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary group close to Putin, has left a trail of atrocities behind in the Central African Republic, where it has arranged a security agreement with the government. But now officials are saying they are out of control. Marco Werman interviews Philip Obaji Jr, The Daily Beast’s correspondent in Nigeria who reports on human rights and Islamist militant groups in the region.
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