US Imposes Sanctions on Entities Linked to Russian Malign Activities in Africa
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two companies, one in Russia and one in the Central African Republic (CAR), for their involvement in advancing Russia's malign activities in CAR. The sanctioned companies have played a significant role in supporting the Private Military Company 'Wagner' and the activities of the Russian Federation in Africa, particularly through illicit natural resource extraction and financial support. The Wagner Group, a proxy military force of the Kremlin, has been involved in widespread human rights abuses and appropriation of natural resources across multiple African countries. The sanctions aim to disrupt the networks enabling Russia's illicit and destabilizing activities in Africa.