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In mid-January, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR) visited Moscow to thank President Vladimir Putin personally for Russian support. This interaction illustrates the Kremlin's pragmatic strategy in Africa. Since Russian operatives from the Vagner Group began their operations in CAR in 2018, they have aided the government in expanding its territorial control amidst ongoing conflicts driven by internal insurgencies.