# Wagner personnel deploy to Mali as relations with Western partners deteriorate

Date: 2021

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## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break
- Sahel jihadist insurgency (JNIM/ISGS+): https://factrail.ai/drivers/sahel-jihad-insurgency

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/mali
- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/mali

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/wagner-group-deploys-to-mali-2021