Dr. Walter Dorn at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On April 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.

April 29th, 2024 / 4:30 p.m.

Full Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Defence Studies, As an Individual

It's so difficult. The Iamgold Corporation has large mines there. We have interests in and a long history of supporting Mali.

Mali was such an example of democracy for so many decades. It was what African countries could look up to. Now that the Wagner Group has a solidified presence, we have to work with allies to push back against the Wagner Group. The fight against Russia isn't just in Ukraine. It's in Africa too.

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