In the shadow of the war in Ukraine, the infamous Wagner Group has increased its influence in a number of African countries. But it is not only by offering his weapons that Wagner advances the positions. In the Central African Republic, the first steps have been taken to begin teaching Russian to children.
SVT’s Africa correspondent Johan Ripås has visited one of the schools, whose walls are decorated with pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
– More than 100-150 children come here to learn, says Russian teacher Alain Gotyé.
See Johan Ripå’s report from the school in the Central African Republic in the clip above.