Wagner Group fights in the Central African Republic

A new square in Russia's African game

Wagner mercenary with a 12,7mm ASVK precision anti-materiel rifle. It is obvious that his job has not been to instruct, but to protect access to Bangui.

The presence of Wagner Group in Africa is no longer new. In fact, it doesn't stop growing. The recent presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic have led to a series of military operations by various rebel groups in order to prevent them. This would be another chapter within the conflictive country, if it were not for the presence of an unusual actor in this region: Russia. Specifically, from the mercenary company Wagner Group. Initially intended only to train the country's forces, for the first time we have had graphic evidence of their participation in combat actions, just as they have done before in Ukraine, Syria and Libya.

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