According to the American daily, Washington warned the Chadian authorities of Wagner’s support for rebel movements. A threat that is taken very seriously in Ndjamena.
In its investigation, the Wall Street Journal quotes a senior American official as saying that “the Russian oligarch Yevgueni Prigojine is actively preparing the destabilization of the Chadian transitional government”. According to this source, the boss of the Russian paramilitary group offered the Chadian rebels material and operational support in order to bring down the government of Ndjamena.
An operation that could include the elimination of President Mahamat Idriss Déby, specifies the same source. Washington informed the Chadian authorities, reports the Wall Street Journal. And the warning is taken very seriously, says an African source.