Kremlin to take Wagner mercenaries to Africa after killing of Prighozin
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The Kremlin decided to take most of the macenaries from the Wagner Group to Africa amid uncertainity after killing Prighozin
The Kremlin decided to take most of the macenaries from the Wagner Group to Africa amid uncertainity after killing Prighozin.
The political leadership of the Russian Federation decided to take most of the Wagner PMC mercenaries to Africa by mid-September.
According to the plan, the group will leave Belarus and go to Niger, Libya, Sudan, Mali, the Central African Republic and Mozambique.
In all these countries, the Kremlin has its own colonial and geopolitical interests, and supports either the junta or the rebels.
A minority of group will remain to instruct special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus to counter a possible rebellion against Lukashenko or sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the war against Ukraine.
Earlier, the National Resistance Center reported that the conflict between instructors from the Wagner PMC and representatives of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs is intensifying in Belarus.
This comes after private jet carrying Prigozhin and his top lieutenants crashed northwest of Moscow killing the occupants, two months after he led an armed rebellion that challenged the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The crash raised questions about the future of Prigozhin’s private army, which fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine before his brief uprising against military leaders in Moscow.
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The Kremlin also ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website.
In African countries where Wagner provided security against extremist organisations like al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, officials and commentators predicted Russia would likely maintain a presence, placing the mercenaries under new leadership.
Others, however, say Prigozhin built deep, personal connections that Moscow could find challenging to replace quickly.
Africa is vitally important to Russia — economically and politically.
This summer, Wagner helped secure a national referendum in the Central African Republic that cemented presidential power; it is a key partner for Mali’s army in battling armed rebels; and it contacted the military junta in Niger that wants its services following a coup.
Expanding ties and undercutting Western influence in Africa is a top priority as the Kremlin seeks new allies amid its war in Ukraine, where Wagner forces also helped win a key battle.
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