Families of two young men abducted by Wagner mercenaries in Bangui still have no news
Khalifa, 28, and another young Central African were taken in August 2026 in Bangui, and nearly three months later their relatives do not know if they are alive.
Two young Central Africans, Khalifa, 28, and another young man, were abducted in Bangui in August 2026 by Russian mercenaries of the Wagner group. Nearly three months on, they have not returned to their families, who do not know whether they are alive or where they are being held.
Khalifa lived in the Golf neighbourhood in the PK11 area, on the northern outskirts of Bangui, and was part of a group of young Central Africans working for the Wagner mercenaries. Relatives of Khalifa told Corbeau News Centrafrique that they have received no word from him since he disappeared, and that no precise explanation has been given to them.
Corbeau News Centrafrique first revealed the case in August 2026. As of Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the families of both missing men still have no information about what happened to them.
Why it mattersRelatives of both men are left without any word on whether they are alive or where they are held.