Double Standards in Condemning Mercenary Use in African Conflicts: Russia vs UAE
The article argues that international criticism of mercenary use in African conflicts is disproportionately applied, with Russia's Wagner Group facing heavy sanctions while the UAE's hiring of Colombian mercenaries for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) receives minimal scrutiny. It details how Colombian former soldiers, recruited through a Colombian firm (A4S1) and an Emirati security company (Global Security Services Group), are paid $2,600-$3,600 monthly to fight for the RSF, advancing UAE interests. The UAE also supplies weaponry, including French-made armored vehicles, to the RSF despite its genocidal actions in El-Fasher, including mass killings and starvation. While the EU and UK sanctioned Wagner for human rights abuses, only the US has imposed limited sanctions on Colombian mercenary recruiters, leaving the UAE unpunished. The author concludes that this selective accountability, driven by Western foreign policy priorities favoring the UAE, weakens international norms and emboldens perpetrators.
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