Because Mali’s negotiation with Wagner represents a low blow for France
According to the newspaper Al-Jazeera, the Malian government is in talks with the Wagner group to counter the terrorist threat. Italics by Giuseppe Gagliano
On 25 September in France, the Minister of Foreign Affairs explicitly confirmed that Mali has turned to the mercenary company Wagner in order to combat terrorism more effectively both because the French have decided to withdraw and because overall the contrast placed in being by the French towards terrorism did not appear adequate and sufficient for the Malian armed forces.
According to the Al-Jazeera periodical, the Malian government is in talks with the Wagner group to counter the presence of terrorism from al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Specifically, the state of Mali intends to hire about 1000 mercenaries. Beyond the absolute legitimacy of the Malian government to use all the tools necessary to counter the spread and spread of Islamic terrorism, France is once again paying for its umpteenth failure, especially in Africa to the advantage of Russia and China. .
In fact, the Malian premier stressed that the current situation has led the Malian authorities to "explore new paths and means to best guarantee our security, both independently and with other partners". It is significant and at the same time paradoxical and ironic that the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs constitute an indirect response to what the High Representative of the European Union, Joseph Borell, had explicitly invited the Malian authorities not to sign any agreement with Russia. . The high representative of the European Union should remember the role that Russian oil companies play and will play within the EU… Forgetting or hypocrisy?
Regardless of the harsh and predictable criticism from France and Germany, what Paris and Berlin really fear – rightly so – is their progressive reduction of political, economic and military influence in Africa to the advantage of Russia and China.
On the other hand, it is no secret that the Wagner company has significantly increased its power projection in the Central African Republic, thereby allowing Russia to amplify its influence.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/perche-la-trattativa-del-mali-con-wagner-rappresenta-un-colpo-basso-per-la-francia/ on Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:27:13 +0000.