The Central African Republic opened an investigation yesterday

after the arrest the day before in Bangui of four legionnaires of the French army operating under the banner of the UN and accused on social networks of having wanted 

the Head of State, Faustin Archange Touadéra.

This announcement comes the same day that France and the United States accused before the Security Council the

of the Russian private security company Wagner of having

and

dozens of civilians.

campaign

of

in the Central African Republic where they fight the rebels alongside the regular army. 

images of their arrest were therefore broadcast on social networks

Images of the four arrested peacekeepers, their

and military gear flooded the internet last night via dozens of accounts across Africa.

These images were accompanied by the comment

A version taken up by a reputable news site close to Russian interests in the Central African Republic, but denied by the French Embassy and Minusca.

Le Journal de Bangui

it is a rental vehicle, registered in the Central African Republic, which would have attracted the attention of the security services.

According to several sources, it was a temporary vehicle made available to the Minusca Chief of Staff, General Marchenoir, while waiting for an official car. 

Is this a trap set up by Wagner?

Where is the evidence ?

What act did these French legionnaires take to be arrested?

Is the temporary vehicle assigned to the Minusca Chief of Staff, who seemed suspicious at Bangui airport, enough to make this arrest?

Did these 4 French soldiers try to break into the security system of the airport as the social networks suggest?

In any case, the speed with which these arrests took place and the comment

 which followed, leaves one wondering

If the Central African authorities have not yet reacted officially to this event, perhaps fabricated from scratch, it must be recognized that this affair is bad for France  ”, points out the

in full turmoil in the African countries which have fallen in love with Russia.

There is no doubt that the invisible, but well-known hand, pursuing a hidden purpose, but also known and which is not at its first blow, is already active for another blow, because the battle is tough and will be very long. between France and Russia who have chosen African soil as their arena.

A war that feeds on disinformation and instrumentalization, which have become weapons of mass destruction, even more dangerous than cannons

(JA)

Russia-Africa: are Wagner’s mercenaries really effective?

In the Central African Republic, Wagner has certainly pushed back the rebellion

,

out Jeune Afrique

we really have to put things into perspective 

There were few fights.

The rebels retreated at the request of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

The Russians took over towns, but most of them had been abandoned

At the territorial level

we cannot deny that the Russians and the Central African army have reinvested in urban areas.

But they did not neutralize the armed groups, many of whom simply retreated

what should we expect in Mali? 

JA

The armed movements that Wagner faced in the Central African Republic were not as well equipped and organized as the groups in the Sahel, warns a West African diplomatic source.

There is a risk of getting bogged down for Wagner but, for Moscow, the gains are already there: the French have accelerated their departure from Mali