Four days after Wagner group mercenaries marched on Moscow, a Russian envoy flew into Benghazi to meet a worried warlord. “For the moment, it looks like Wagner’s operations are on hold. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, last week reassured allies in Africa that Wagner group fighters deployed to the continent would not be withdrawn. Just four months ago, Wagner was mounting recruitment campaigns specifically for African operations, as evidence suggested deployments were being reinforced in CAR, Mali and elsewhere. Wagner’s operations have always been closely aligned with Russia’s longer-term foreign policy objectives, analysts point out.

Source: Libya Today July 06, 2023 15:56 UTC