“We’re back in Africa”... What does Russia actually offer the continent other than staying in power?

Lebanon 24: In 2019, a correspondent for the English-language “Al Jazeera” network visited Bérengo Palace near Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, which was once the headquarters of Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa and had by then become a base for fighters from Russia’s “Wagner” group. One of them, named Vladimir, shook his hand, saying: “Russia is back in Africa.”…