Matt Murphy
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Senior Digital Reporter at BBC Verify.
Investigations and OSINT reporting. Largely covering conflict.
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Investigations and OSINT reporting. Largely covering conflict.
Get in touch on signal mattmurphyjournalist96.55
We spent the past few months looking at Russian paramilitaries in Africa. In Mali’s capital Bamako a key base has expanded significantly since August 2023.
Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...
Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...
October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We spent the past few months looking at Russian paramilitaries in Africa. In Mali’s capital Bamako a key base has expanded significantly since August 2023.
Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...
Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...