The Russian flag flying outside la Maison Russe, or the Russian House, a cultural center in Bangui.
As the Kremlin tries to get its arms around Wagner’s sprawling commercial network, what’s next for the group remains unclear.
Anfisa Alexandrovna Kiryanova (right) appears in the background of a photo of Prigozhin outside the Russian House last month.
In three tents outside the center, Russian language classes were taking place, while Russian movies were being screened in a cinema room.
“He was my friend, he was my best friend in front of all central African people,” he said of the late mercenary boss.
Persons:
Central African Republic CNN —, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Prigozhin’s, ” Nathalia, –, ” Dukhan, Faustin, Masked Wagner, Maison, Dmitry Syty, ”, Syty, Prigozhin, Nafisa, Anfisa Alexandrovna Kiryanova, Kiryanova, begrudgingly, Touadera, Vitali Perfilev, CNN’s, Fidèle, Gouandjika, “, Sebastian Shukla, ” Gouandjika, Putin, ’
Organizations:
Central African, Central African Republic CNN, Central African Republic, Russe, Russian, Bangui . CNN, Kremlin, CNN, Wagner, European, European Union, United, Local, Sorbonne, Linguistic University, US, Russia’s Ministry of Defence, Ilyushin IL
Locations:
Bangui, Central, Central African Republic, la, Russian, Bangui ., Moscow, Russia, United States, Paris, Prigozhin