The Wagner group falters in Africa
The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the onetime leader of the Wagner mercenary group, has rattled its once-cozy relations with the Central African Republic. The nation is now weighing offers from Russia and Western countries, including France and the U.S., to replace Wagner as its primary security guarantor.
The outcome of this struggle could be a bellwether for the group’s future on the continent, where the C.A.R. is perhaps the most deeply enmeshed among the handful of African nations partnering with Wagner.
It remains unclear whether Western countries can offer the same level of security as the mercenary group and whether hard-pressed Central African officials will dare face rebel groups and other security threats without Wagner’s familiar embrace or the promise of troops.
(source: nytimes.com)
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