MOSCOW: Several hundred "experienced" Wagner fighters have arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR) to secure a referendum on July 30, a Russian private security company said on Sunday.

The troubled nation, where Wagner mercenaries are already helping the government fight rebels, will vote on a constitutional change that could enable President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term in office.

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