Primarily to make money – though as it had tacit approval from the Kremlin, it also bolstered Russia’s diplomatic and economic interests.
On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assured CAR and Mali of the status quo in terms of their crucial security arrangements.
It is unclear whether Wagner’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been told to relocate to Belarus, will still run his private army from there to allow it to service its security contracts in places like the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali. The failed weekend mutiny in Russia by the Wagner mercenary group is likely to have repercussions for Africa, where it has several thousand fighters based as well as lucrative business interests. Wagner's network in Africa faces uncertain futureĪfrica-Press – Eswatini.
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