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2024-08-24 Africa Horn

Sudan files lawsuits against 12 alleged mercenaries, says spokesperson - Sudan Tribune

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Posted by Fred 2024-08-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 he Wagner Group began its deployments in Sudan during the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir, who was forced from power in 2019 during large-scale protests.
Fearing that his rule was shaky, al-Bashir travelled to Russia in 2017 to meet with President Vladimir Putin and pitch Sudan to him as Russia’s “gateway to Africa” in return for Russian support. A short time later, Meroe Gold, a new mining company owned by the Russian company M Invest, began bringing Russian experts into Sudan, Africa’s third-largest producer of gold.
In 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned M Invest and Meroe Gold, saying that its investigations had revealed that M Invest was a cover for the Wagner Group.
Sudan: The Wagner Group was “primarily aimed at guarding mineral resources, particularly gold mining resources, and acting as a support force for the Bashir government in terms of protecting it from international opposition”, Samuel Ramadi, author of the book Russia in Africa, told Al Jazeera.

Posted by Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-08-24 08:09|| 2024-08-24 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Say what you want about al-Bashir, but you could land small aircraft on those shoulder boards

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-24 08:21|| 2024-08-24 08:21|| Front Page Top

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