Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence
The choice of name could be an attempt to add a layer of obfuscation to cover what has been in plain sight for a long time. That Russian mercenaries in Africa serve one master – the Kremlin