Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announced support for the ongoing coup in Niger, offering his services to the rebel forces.
Prigozhin, who recently left Belarus after theagainst the Russian government, accused Western powers of colonizing African nations and fostering terrorism to keep the countries unstable.
In this handout image taken from a video released by the Prigozhin Press Service, the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stands in front of multiple bodies on the ground in an unknown location. Supporters of the coup set fire to the ruling party headquarters while hundreds of them gather in front of the National Assembly in Niamey, Niger, July 27, 2023.
"We need to wait for the moment when we can show ourselves in full," he added."That is why a decision has been made that we would spend some time here in Belarus. During that time, we will make the Belarusian army the second-strongest army in the world. We will train, raise our level and set off for a new journey to Africa."
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