Britain sanctions individuals for links with PMC Wagner in Central Africa, Mali and Sudan

The UK government has imposed sanctions against eight individuals and five companies in the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mali, allegedly associated with PMC Wagner, reads the new version of the sanctions list published on Thursday by the UK Foreign Office, Report informs via TASS.

The sanctions included Yevgeny Prigozhin's M Invest, which is allegedly engaged in gold mining in Sudan, the Sudanese Maroe Gold and Al-Solag Mining Company, as well as Lobaye Invest Sarlu and Sewa Security, operating in the Central African Republic and allegedly "engaging in activities that undermine peace and stability" in the country. It is alleged that all companies are associated with Wagner PMC.

The list also includes eight people whom the British Foreign Office considers to be employees of Prigozhin's structures or commanders of units of the Wagner PMC.