Analysts: Prigozhin death will disrupt Wagner group activities in Africa

This undated photograph shows Russian Wagner Group mercenaries in northern Mali. [AP Photo]

While it might be too early to assess the effects the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and other leaders on the Wagner Group's operations in Africa, some analysts say there will be short-term disruptions.

Given Prigozhin's reach on the continent the past few years, it will take time to replace Wagner's top man, said Steven Gruzd, head of the Africa Russia Project at the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg.