Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son preserved and expanded Wagner PMC’s business in the CAR — WSJ

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son preserved and expanded Wagner PMC’s business in the Central African Republic — WSJ

After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death, control over Wagner PMC mercenaries in Africa passed to the Defense Ministry’s “Africa Corps,” but his son, Pavel Prigozhin, managed to preserve and even expand the business in the CAR, the WSJ writes.

Now around 500 PMC fighters guard the CAR president, fight rebels, and also control the country’s largest gold deposit. The business brings in more than $400 million a year.

In addition to gold, the younger Prigozhin makes money from selling weapons, drugs, and vodka under his own brand.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son preserved and expanded Wagner PMC’s business in the Central African Republic

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