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Wagner's parallel diplomacy embarrasses Moscow

Alexander Ivanov (centre, holding a document), representative of Wagner instructors in the Central African Republic, was received at the Central African National Assembly on 15 October 2021.
Alexander Ivanov (centre, holding a document), representative of Wagner instructors in the Central African Republic, was received at the Central African National Assembly on 15 October 2021. © Communauté des Officiers pour la Sécurité internationale (Cosi)/Twitter
Active in the military and media fields, the private security firm Wagner has been courting publicity in a way that is jarring with the reserve of Russian diplomats in recent weeks and the messages coming out of official channels in Moscow. [...] (712 words)
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Diplomacy 24/12/2021

Moscow appoints new envoy as Wagner reorganises its mercenaries 

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is about to appoint a new ambassador to Bangui after six months of dithering. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner is meanwhile reorganising itself in the Central African Republic under the leadership of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dimitri Utkin, who have both been in Bangui in recent months. [...]
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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with President Vladimir Putin. © Sergei Chirikov/Pool/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP
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Touadéra and Moscow protect warlord Hassan Bouba from international justice 

By targeting one of the emblematic figures of the Central African Republic conflict - livestock minister and former rebel leader Hassan Bouba - the Bangui special criminal court has thrown a spanner into an already uneasy mix of peace deals, jittery financial backers and Russian mercenaries. [...]
Central African livestock minister Hassan Bouba in February 2021.
Central African livestock minister Hassan Bouba in February 2021. © La France à Bangui/Twitter
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CAR government wages cold war against Minusca 

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Relations became very tense between head of the Minusca Mankeur Ndiaye and CAR president Faustin Archange Touadera. © @ndiayemankeur
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS
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Patriarch Kirill, the pugnacious emissary of Russian diplomacy in Africa 

The Putin-friendly patriarch of Moscow severed ties with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine when Russia invaded Ukraine's Donbass region and the impact of this break-up is now rippling across Africa, where the head of the Russian Orthodox Church is trying, again in step with Moscow, to outstrip the Patriarch of Alexandria. [...]
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From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali 

Discreetly but insistently, France is working with its Western and African partners to prevent the junta going into partnership with Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Meanwhile, ECOWAS, egged on by Macron, is considering slapping sanctions on Mali's new leaders. [...]
French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September.
French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September. © John Minchillo/EPA/Pool/MaxPPP
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC FRANCE Diplomacy 04/10/2021

Touadéra wants to reengage with Paris 

Worried about the spectacular demise of Central African Republic's diplomatic relations with France, the head of state is seeking fresh communication channels. After a first attempt at mediation in Kinshasa, he is considering appointing a new ambassador to France. [...]
Central African President Faustin Archange Touadéra at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 21 September 2021.
Central African President Faustin Archange Touadéra at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 21 September 2021. © Mary Altaffer/EPA/Pool/MaxPPP

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