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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Emma Farge

UNCOVERED: Western countries pile pressure on mali over wagner group role | History Defined

FILE PHOTO: An advertising screen, which promotes to join Wagner private mercenary group, is on display on the facade of a building in Moscow, Russia, March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Western countries on Tuesday raised concerns over Russian private military contractor Wagner Group's activities in Mali, including allegations of its role in the killings of civilians, at a U.N. human rights meeting in Geneva.

The United States, Canada, Great Britain and Ukraine were among countries that raised the alleged role of Wagner contractors in supporting Mali's armed forces.

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