And increasingly, behind every foreign soldier in the Sahel today, you will find a private military contractor. In short, it was enough for one mission to go wrong to reveal the names of three private military companies. Russia moves into AfricaThe Russian private military company, Wagner Group, is gaining a foothold in Africa. According to the Russian blog BMPD, the Russian military company RSB sent a demining team to the Benghazi area. The private military company Omega Consulting Group opened a subsidiary in Burkina Faso and sent several men to the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2018 12:58 UTC