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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T16:31:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Africa Corps, the Russian Defense Ministry mercenary unit, was supposed to build on the successes of the now-defunct Wagner Group, forging commercial ties and giving a hard-power backstop to shaky African countries. Judging by this weekend’s events in Mali, it’s not going well.",
  "title": "Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner's Success. It’s Not Going Well."
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