INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian organization affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group shared a message apparently from its boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who said the
events in Niger were part of the nation's fight against "colonizers."The Officers' Union for International Security (OUIS), considered by
Washington to be a front company for Wagner in the Central African Republic, on Thursday evening shared a message attributed to
Prigozhin.While the voice in the audio message resembles that of Prigozhin, AFP was unable to confirm its authenticity.Prigozhin has been
Niger is nothing more than the struggle of the people of Niger against colonizers, who tried to impose their own rules of life," the message
said.The message noted "former colonizers are trying to keep the people of African countries in check" and "fill these countries with
these states, they deploy various foreign missions, which number tens of thousands of soldiers," the statement attributed to Prigozhin
said.It added that "these tens of thousands of soldiers are not capable of protecting the population of sovereign states
The population is suffering."Wagner has for years been a major player in the security sphere in Africa but its overseas operations have been
called into question by its leader's failed revolt.Prigozhin hailed the "effectiveness" of the Wagner force saying a thousand of its
fighters "are able to restore order and destroy terrorists, preventing them from harming the civilian population."Niger's President
