by bombing Ukrainian ports and reneging on a landmark export deal. African Union Chair Azali Assoumani told the summit that the deal was a benefit to the whole world.to the United Kingdom and the wider Western community, according to a long-running investigation published this week by British lawmakers.
Now a critical question is whether Niger will indeed engage Wagner, like neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have done. Both have kicked out French forces, and France moved more than 1,000 personnel to Niger after pulling out of Mali last year. “Tens of thousands of soldiers are incapable of protecting the citizens of sovereign states. The citizens are suffering,” it said, referring to the private military contractor. “And in this lies the love of PMC Wagner and the highly effective nature of PMC Wagner.”