Russia's Wagner Group denies operating in Sudan

The Russian private military Wagner Group has denied that it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the country.

Western diplomats in Khartoum said in March 2022 that the private military company was involved in illicit gold mining in Sudan, but Khartoum denied this was the case.

"Due to the large number of inquiries from various foreign media about Sudan, most of which are provocative, we consider it necessary to inform everyone that Wagner staff have not been in Sudan for more than two years," the group wrote on Telegram.