![Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, escorted by Russian mercenaries, in Bangui in December 2021.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AA5732ETJZBQXE2XWKHKP4GGW4.jpg?auth=ef7c00200b0f458447342ebf1e5187362ba67be7e3be607f3175d9fe1d17f4c3&width=414&height=233&focal=1842%2C1289)
US security company challenges Wagner group’s hegemony in its African stronghold
Bancroft Global Development, which has military training experience in Somalia, acknowledged discussions with the Central African Republic, which is seeking to ‘diversify’ its security relations