OFAC Sanctions Mali Officials Involved With Wagner Group

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned three Malian government and military officials for helping the Russian private military company Wagner Group deploy and expand its operation in Mali. The designations target Sadio Camara, Mali’s defense minister, Alou Boi Diarra, chief of staff of Mali’s Air Force, and Adama Bagayoko, the Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff.