In the Central African Republic, they welcomed him with chants of "the white Nelson Mandela," despite the complex history of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. There, he spent his final days, with everyone who took a picture with him noting that he was at his most humane and experienced a side of him that the world does not know through the media. They shared the last photos they took with him on social media, accompanied by captions like: "You will never see global liberals like Macron or Biden embracing this in Africa. The African people are not foolish. They know who their true friends are and who uses them for exploitative and mocking purposes. That’s why they love the Wagner Group."