French brewery attack flags Russia tussle for influence in Africa
Debris from beer crates at the MOCAF brewery in Bangui on March 10, 2023 following an arson incident. On the night of March 5-6 CCTV cameras filmed four masked men throwing Molotov cocktails at the French alcohol giant Castel's MOCAF brewery. PHOTO | BARBARA DEBOUT | AFP
On a night in early March, arsonists attacked a brewery owned by the French drinks giant Castel in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
