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Wagner: Have Russian operations in Africa changed?

A year on from Yevgeny Prigozhin's death, what has been the impact on Africa-Russia relations?

Yevgeny Prigozhin was at one time the leader of the well known Russian mercenary group, Wagner. The group, since Prigozhin's death a year ago, has changed its name to Africa Corps. Has this altered Russia's operations on the continent?

Also how is Burundi coping with the outbreak of Mpox?

And is it a good idea to save up for your funeral? We find out why some Kenyans are doing just that.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Nour Abida, Marco Oriunto, Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar in London. Susan Gachuhi and Frenny Jowi are in Nairobi.
Technical Producer : Jonathan Greer
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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