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Raphael Parens

@MoreSecurityInt

Fellow @FPRI. Studying African security, non-state armed groups, and paramilitaries.
Joined August 2022
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Raphael Parens @MoreSecurityInt
Excited to announce that my first book is available for pre-order now! Moscow's Mercenaries, which @C_Faulkner_UCF, @ColinPClarke, and I have been putting together for the past three years, will be hitting the presses in two short months: amazon.com/Moscows-Mercen…
www.amazon.com Moscow’s Mercenaries: The Rise and Fall of the Wagner Group (Columbia Studies in Terrorism and... The Wagner Group emerged from Russia’s shadowy criminal underworld in 2014 and soon became one of the world’s most infamous private military companies. Led by the provocative oligarch Yevgeny...
Raphael Parens @MoreSecurityInt
The Malian junta just seized roughly $245 million USD worth of gold from Barrick Gold. How soon will that gold turn up in Russia?

theafricareport.com/373835/despite…
www.theafricareport.com Despite Barrick’s woes, miners unlikely to quit the Sahel The Mali junta is seizing control over its mineral wealth, perhaps freeing up cash to spend on Russian mercenaries. But how much more are mining companies willing to take?
Raphael Parens @MoreSecurityInt
Last year, I predicted that France’s withdrawal from Niger’s uranium market could spell Russian involvement. Guess what happened

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www.fpri.org Perfect Storm: Niger’s Uranium Amidst Sahelian Chaos - Foreign Policy Research Institute After several weeks of tense diplomatic negotiations and saber-rattling between Niamey and Paris, President Emmanuel Macron’s government withdrew Ambassador
Casus Belli Verified account @casusbellii Nov 13, 2024
🇳🇪🇷🇺| Niger officially invites Russian companies to exploit uranium in the country.

This announcement comes a few days after France's Orano declared that it would suspend production at the Arlit mine due to problems with exporting resources following the closure of the border with Benin.

neftegaz.ru/news/Geologica…
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Raphael Parens @MoreSecurityInt
After a jihadist attack on Bamako this morning, Wagner is now failing at coup proofing and regime protection. These are the organization’s only attractive attributes for juntas today.
Wassim Nasr Verified account @SimNasr Sep 17, 2024
#Mali selon source propre "l'attaque a été préparé de longue date, elle est toujours en cours[...] la capitale est dans le viseur, ce n'est peut-être qu'un début [...] selon les contacts avec les assaillants plusieurs morts à l'école & des aéronefs ont été incendiés à l'aéroport"
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