The departure of hundreds of Russian Wagner troops from the Central African Republic is part of a rotation of forces rather a withdrawal, a spokesperson for the C.A.R. presidency said on July 8. The short-lived mutiny led by Wagner mercenary founder Yevgeny Prigozhin in Russia in June has raised questions about the outlook for his group's network of military and commercial operations across parts of Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Reports of the departure of large numbers of Wagner personnel from the C.A.R. by plane fueled speculation the group is pulling out of the country, where it has been helping authorities quell rebel insurgencies since 2018. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.