It is through the voice of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the presence in the country of the Russian private security group Wagner has been denied, reports Sudan Tribune.
This official clarification comes after the publication in the Sudanese press of a joint article by American, British and Norwegian diplomats, who accused Wagner of conducting military training, mining and other illegal activities in Sudan.
A common caveat
In this forum, of which Sudan Tribune publishes excerpts, British Ambassador Giles Leifer, Norwegian Ambassador Therese Loken Gheziel and American Chargé d’Affaires Lucy Tamlyn say“in Sudan, the Wagner group […] spreads misinformation on social media and engages in illicit activities related to gold mining”.
For these diplomats, the Russian entrepreneur cooperates closely with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), this Sudanese paramilitary force placed under the command of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), the Sudanese intelligence services.
“The activities of the Wagner Group undermine good governance and respect for the rule of law, for which the Sudanese people have been fighting since the revolution”, these diplomats also commented in a reminder of the continued protests against military rule.
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