Wagner Group Matter For Central Africa: Dem Don They Flex Power

Na so wahala don dey unfold for Central African Republic as dem dey flex muscle.

Dem just unveil mural wey get Vladimir Putin and some Russian fighters wey dey paramilitary gear. Dis mural no be ordinary wahala. Na as dem prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections, wey no dey easy for dem.

Russian embassy for Bangui don call am art wey signify victory over chaos and wahala. Dis mural dey shine for Central African capital, and e dey show how important Russian military presence be for President Faustin-Archange Touadera. Dis man just win re-election for December election wey dem say e no be hard thing.

Central African Republic no be small palava; e dey rich in resources like gold, diamond, uranium and timber. But dem still dey face heavy violence since years. Since 2018, as Touadera call Wagner group, dem don help to stabilize the place wey don dey scatter.

Alexander Ivanov wey no dey small man for Russian military contractors talk say Central Africans fit finally free dem self from fear. But, e no be everybody dey happy as some pipo dey still dey face wahala.

Wagner group na the main man wey dey control security for di country, but since dem get new guy wey dem call Africa Corps from Moscow, e dey look like say things go change. But di big question na, if yo turn to Africa Corps, how dem go take pay? Na cash dem go take pay.

Dem don use Wagner take drive out armed groups from major cities. Even, when Touadera defeated some rebel groups back in 2020, na dem Russian fighters and Rwandan army help am. Dem go hard to make sure say elections go smooth-smooth for December 28 as dem don learn some things from past.

Half of di Russian contractors wey dey for Central African Republic don fight for Ukraine. Dem get serious gists for Telegram, wey dey show dem dey help local pipo. But human rights activists don dey call dem out for plenty wahala wey dem dey cause.

Touadera don talk say dem dey discuss military presence with Moscow, but e don deny say Moscow dey pressure am to join Africa Corps. As e talk say, ‘Why pipo dey talk say pressure? Na friendship we dey enjoy’.

But analysts dey fear say if Wagner pack comot, e go fit cause serious gists for di government. Charles Bouessel from International Crisis Group talk say Wagner don already settle well for di place, and im dey handle security better than Africa Corps go fit do.

So e dey clear say na serious strategy matter we dey look as dem dey plan this transition. E remain to see wetin go happen next, but every eye dey follow dis matter tightly like dem dey watch football match.