As a result, it was forced to recruit mercenaries to do “dirty” work on its behalf. Other Sudanese mercenaries from the Janjaweed militia linked to Hemedti are also in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi supporting Haftar. According to Western media reports, the company recruited at least 3,000 Sudanese through Sudanese travel agencies and other intermediaries working for them. The London-based Arab Organization for Human Rights accused Black Shield of taking advantage of its close relations with the TMC to lure unemployed Sudanese youth with similar claims. On the other hand, Sudanese lawyers vowed to take legal action against travel agencies and immigration officers who have been accomplices in deceiving Sudanese youth.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 17, 2020 14:59 UTC