US imposes sanctions on Mali's Defence Minister for cooperation with Wagner Group

The US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 24 July against Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara, and two other Malian military leaders who facilitated the activities of the Wagner Group Private Military Company (PMC) in their country.

Source: US Department of the Treasury

Details: The US Department of the Treasury stated it has imposed sanctions on Defence Minister Sadio Camara for travelling to Russia several times in 2021 to secure an agreement between Wagner PMC and Mali's transitional government to deploy mercenary forces in the country.

In addition, the US has imposed sanctions against Alu Boi Diarra, Mali’s Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and his deputy, Adama Bagayoko.

"These officials have made their people vulnerable to the Wagner Group’s destabilising activities and human rights abuses while paving the way for the exploitation of their country’s sovereign resources to the benefit of the Wagner Group’s operations in Ukraine," said Brian E. Nelson, US Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Background: The UK has implemented sanctions against 13 individuals and businesses linked to the actions of the Russian Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) in Mali, the Central African Republic and Sudan. 

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