Russia says Wagner mercenary group would continue to work in Africa if regional governments decided to maintain contracts with the private military group
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the future of agreements between African countries and the Wagner group is up to "the countries concerned", as the Kremlin moves to dissolve the organisation.Lavrov says that while some Russian military trainers have been deployed to the Central African Republic at the request of authorities, Wagner's presence in the region is beyond Moscow's jurisdiction.
"The future of the agreements between African countries and the Wagner private military company is above all up to the governments of the countries concerned," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters during a briefing on Friday. "As for Wagner, which also worked there and in several other African countries, this agreement was concluded directly between the respective governments and Wagner," he added.
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