The European Union on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary and economic organization for “human rights abuses” committed in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Ukraine. Among the EU’s latest package of Russian sanctions, members of the Wagner Group mercenary company were included for alleged crimes committed in Africa. The group’s exact African footprint is disputed, but it’s growing. Although on Western radars for some time, the group and the extent of its activities has come more clearly to light since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Moscow no longer flatly denying the organization’s existence. What is your take on the new sanctions ?

