# Russia-linked security personnel established a durable presence in the Central African Republic

Date: 2017

Russia-linked personnel began establishing a security and business presence in the Central African Republic in late 2017. Subsequent U.S. sanctions and human-rights reporting described the network as closely connected to Wagner and to resource-linked commercial structures.

## Drivers

- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2384
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/03/central-african-republic-abuses-russia-linked-forces

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/russian-security-network-car-2017