Mercenaries in Mali Come With High Cost, Few Results

SS: The African Defense Forum is arguing that despite 'spending nearly $1 billion' on securing Russian mercenary support, the Malian government has not seen enough bang for its buck. In fact it has suggested that the Russian mercenary group (Africa Corps) has perhaps exacerbated the situation by driving divided groups against the Junta through its brutality. The article estimates that 'Each Wagner fighter cost Mali $10,000 per month' and that the group's main accomplishment was taking the town o