27.01.2024, 11:47
Zitat:Russian troops deploy to Burkina Fasohttps://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rus...024-01-25/
Jan 25 (Reuters) - A contingent of Russian military personnel flew into Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in what appeared to be the first significant deployment of Russian troops to the West African country, two foreign security sources said on Thursday. The junta-led country's relations with Moscow have been in the spotlight since it booted out French troops in early 2023, fuelling speculation it would deepen security ties with Russia like neighbouring Mali, where Russian Wagner mercenaries operate. [...]
The African Corps channel on the Telegram messaging app, which claims affiliation with Russia's Defence Ministry, said a group of 100 servicemen had flown to Burkina Faso to "ensure the safety of the country's leader Ibrahim Traore and the Burkinabe people." A further 200 would be deployed in the near future, it said on Wednesday. [...]
The Russian defence ministry did not reply to a request for comment.
Photos posted to Telegram on Wednesday by African Initiative, a pro-Kremlin Russian news agency that covers African affairs, showed men in army fatigues unloading equipment from a plane with a Russian flag and a blurred number on its tail.
Afrikakorps? Ich bin immer wieder erstaunt über die Wortspielchen. Nach Wagner also nun Afrikakorps. Mal abwarten, wann eine Schutzstaffel auftaucht...
Schneemann