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Since 2018 and its arrival in the Sahel via the Central African Republic, the group has distinguished itself by its abuses.
Far from contributing to the pacification of the region, the mercenary group participates in the ambient chaos: trafficking, crime, summary executions, disinformation, etc.
This predation aggravates the instability of the region caught in the maelstrom of intercommunity conflicts and illegal trafficking (minerals, migrants, narcotics, weapons, etc.).
Because it is the thirst for gold that whets the appetite of mercenaries.
If the Wagner group is an extension of the Kremlin, it nonetheless remains a private military company (SMP) meeting the imperatives of profitability.
Gold mining is part of its economic model.
In other words, Wagner sells its security, training and combat services to state actors (Mali, Central African Republic) or para-state actors (Sudan), in exchange for the precious yellow metal.
Also read “Wagner is dead, long live Wagner”: towards an increase in mercenary companies in Russia?
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