Wagner PMC trains military personnel who carried out a coup in Niger

Mercenaries from the Russian PMC Wagner are training the military that carried out the July 26 coup in Niger.

This was reported by the African media outlet LSI AFRICA, citing sources.

According to the journalists, Wagner provides them with advice and logistical support to help them consolidate power.

These mercenaries arrived in Niger from Mali.

As a reminder, the United States has suspended some of its aid programmes to Niger because of the coup d'état, and the Economic Community of West African States has imposed sanctions on Niger and developed a plan for armed intervention in the country to restore constitutional order. The United States has stated that it is acting in coordination with the Community.