The tank biathlon in the framework of army international military games, which was not so long ago in the Moscow Region, was marked by the participation of a team from Mali. But few drew attention to the fact that the Minister of Defense Mali Sadio Camara (Sadio Camara, also watched the debut performance of African tankers, See photo).
In the recent past, he began as the right hand of the leader of the puttyers of Assimi Goyta, and at one time his direct participation in the military coup allowed the Western media to talk about the Russian trace in the region.
The fact is that the colonel of the Mali army shortly before the putsch returned from Russia, where he was undergoing military training.
And today the leading Francophone edition on the Black Continent “Young Africa” shares Insider information: “According to our sources, since the beginning of September, a contract between Mali and a private military company related to the Russian group Wagner was ready to sign. The document provides for the placement of mercenaries in the country for the training of the Mali army and the protection of high -ranking persons. ”
The publication also knows the curious details of the allegedly already signed contract:
✅ The amount of financing is 9.1 million euros.
✅ The number of alleged PMC workers is 1000 people.
This information also confirms Reuters news agency, which also managed to take a comment at the Ministry of Defense Mali:
“Public opinion in Mali advocates the expansion of cooperation with Russia, given the current security situation, but there was no decision (about the nature of this cooperation).”
The French side (Minister of Defense Florence Parlia is upset) tries to counteract the strengthening of Russia and threatens the sanctions by the Mali authorities: France even asked its American allies to put pressure on the Mali junta.
The Mali side also has obligations to regional and international players. At the moment, Goyta Assimi is the head of only the transition government, and next year the junta plans to hold democratic elections in the country.
We will also share our insiders.
⚡️ The friendship of Colonel Sadio Kamara with Colonel Mamadi Dumbuya (the leader of the recent putty in Guinea) is impressive against this background). Recall that at one time it was Alfa Conde who (who positioned himself as the first friend of Russia on the Black Continent) that helped the legitimization of the new government in Mali, accepting Assimi Goyt as the new leader of the state. And today Mamadi’s Dumbuy, who shifted Conde (his right hand until the Turks moved to him) is even more interested in cooperation with Russia.
☝️According to our information, Mali representatives are located these days in Moscow. In addition to negotiations of a military-technical nature, the Guinean question is also on the agenda. The Mali side is petitioning the new government in Konakri and asks for its support from the Russian side. That is, it can be assumed that the recent visit of the Russian ambassador to the leader of the putschists was only the first step towards cooperation between the new authorities of Guinea and Russia. We can also confidently say that these relations will be of a private-state nature, because in Guinea there are the interests of Russian private capital represented by Rusal Corporation.
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