Russia will continue to help the African countries of the Sachel Group of Five (G5 Sachel – Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania) supplies of weapons, military equipment and preparation of peacekeepers to combat terrorism. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reports TASS.
“We talked about those steps that Russia accepts to support the formed forces of the” Sachelskaya five “. The process of their formation ends now. We will support this process and further,” said Russian minister on the results of negotiations with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chad Mahamat Xena Sheriff.
Earlier on Tuesday, December 7, it became known that the fighters of the Russian private military company (CHVC) Wagner helped the soldiers of the National Army of the Central African Republic (CAR) FACA to beat off the city of Kuango in the south of the country, which was attacked by the militants “the coalition of patriots for Change “(CPC).