The foreign actors lining up to replace France in the Sahel
France must move away from military solutions and create more symmetrical relationships with its African partners, so that the Sahel can ultimately manage its own security
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France must move away from military solutions and create more symmetrical relationships with its African partners, so that the Sahel can ultimately manage its own security
Thirteen new UK sanctions announced targeting individuals and businesses linked to the actions of Wagner Group in Africa.
Three weeks after Russia’s Wagner Group mounted an armed uprising against authorities in Moscow, the still-swirling fallout will force changes in the mercenary group’s operations in Africa. The open outbreak of conflict among rival armed factions that Vladimir Putin sponsors as props of his autocratic regime will now force him to find new managers for his strategy of seeking influence and resources through strongmen and warlords in unstable African countries. These developments open an opportunity for Africans and the West to better illuminate Russia’s corrupt, often brutal methods in Af...
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra called in the Russians in 2017. Since then, Wagner mercenaries have extended their control.
Putin’s country has signed agreements with 20 African governments to provide weapons, training or military support