ALBAWABA — Earlier today, the United Kingdom government announced that it would sanction three mercenary groups associated with Russia, including Wagner's successor, Africa Corps.
A statement by the government announcing the latest list of sanctioning bundles by the UK against Russia said: "These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali, and CAR (Central African Republic), exposing and combatting Russia's illicit activity in Africa,".
Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group or its successor, Africa Corps, are currently assisting numerous African countries, and Russian "advisers" collaborate with local authorities.
The British restrictions come as Russia prepares for a huge summit of African foreign ministers this weekend in Sochi, southern Russia.
The sanctions will follow the UK's "pushback on the Kremlin's corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia's attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin's war machine" in Ukraine, according to British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.
Suppliers that aid Russia's military manufacturing are also targeted, as is a Russian intelligence agency from the GRU which London says was engaged in a chemical weapons attack on the UK city of Salisbury in 2018.
