Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, but his mercenary empire lives on. His son has expanded the family business in the Central African Republic, WSJ reports.

Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, but his mercenary empire lives on. His son has expanded the family business in the Central African Republic, WSJ reports. — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yevgeny-prigozhin-is-dead-but-his-mercenary-empire-lives-on-his-son-has-expanded-the-family-business-in-the-central-afriContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Prigozhin's Son Expands Wagner Empire in Central Africahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yevgeny-prigozhin-is-dead-but-his-mercenary-empire-lives-on-his-son-has-expanded-the-family-business-in-the-central-afrihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yevgeny-prigozhin-is-dead-but-his-mercenary-empire-lives-on-his-son-has-expanded-the-family-business-in-the-central-afri#u156560Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:20:42 +0000Pavel Prigozhin maintains control over Wagner Group fighters and operations in the Central African Republic following the death of his father, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a 2023 plane crash. The 28-year-old heir commands approximately 500 mercenaries and oversees an operation generating more than $400 million annually. The enterprise spans gold mining concessions, arms trading, alcohol production, propaganda efforts, and tramadol trafficking. Despite Moscow's efforts to absorb Wagner forces into the Ministry of Defense's Africa Corps, local authorities in the Central African Republic have