This is CBS Eye on the World with John Bacheler. Here's John Bacheler.

Pagotian is dead, but the Wagner Group in Africa is vigorous and non-transparent.

Malcolm H. Holand, Comfort's president, Major Mayor of Conjouche, organizations is with

me, and we're very, very pleased to be drawn by Anna Borchefskaia of the Washington Institute,

whose book, Putin's War in Syria, Russian foreign policy, and the price of America's absence,

perfectly describes a template that now looks to be applied to Africa with success and a very

good evening too. Major happened at the end of July unknown. Gabon just happened, the revolution,

the rebellion, the coup, many names for it. But we know firmly from reporting that the Wagner

Group is present and vigorous in Burkina Faso, in Mali, in Central African Republic,

in Sudan, both sides, and in Libya, both sides. Let's focus on Central African Republic.

What does Moscow see there? It's a troubled nation at the least. Very violent.

What does Moscow see there? What does the Wagner Group do for Moscow, involving itself with

the leadership? Good evening to you. Good evening, John and Malcolm. As always, it's great to be

on your show. Central African Republic offers Moscow a number of benefits when it comes to

access across Africa. So it's a matter of simple, practical access. For example, Moscow has

coveted a base in the Red Sea for many years, and it is looking to establish other bases across

the continent. So whenever there's an organization or a group, a political party that supports

that idea of Russia will always go with that. And part of the appeal of

a political Central African Republic was that you could see that one group versus the other,

the RSF was supporting Russia's ultimate aspiration towards access towards either a military

or a naval base. And of course, Central African Republic beyond that simply offers, again,

greater access across the region. So we're looking at an air base in Central African Republic,

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