“Assassination Attempt“ On Russian Official As Wagner Blames France Amid Growing Clout In Africa

A Wagner Group-linked Russian representative in Central African Republic (CAR) was injured after opening a mail bomb. Dmitry Syty, the head of the “Russian House“ culture centre, was rushed to a hospital in CAR capital Bangui after being seriously injured. The chief of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused France of an assassination attempt on Syty. Another African nation, Burkina Faso, has allegedly sought help form the Wagner Group to control insurgency in the country. Is CAR “assassination attempt” a message to the Wagner group head? After Ukraine, will Wagner Group now enter the Ghana-burkina conflict? #WagnerGroup. #AfricaWagnerGroup. #YevgenyPrigozhin. #Africa. #usa n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on