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But in the Central African Republic, Russia already has its way, with scant Western reaction, and in the flyblown mayhem of its capital, Bangui, a different kind of Russian victory is already on display.

He grasped onto the front of my shirt and pulled me closer, his hot breath reeking of flyblown meat.

His other animals showed signs of starvation and some were flyblown, suffering from fly borne infections.

They had front porches in identical states of disrepair, tin roofs warped and rusted to a similar dull red hue, and flyblown outhouses in each dirt backyard.

For now, the displaced huddle in tarpaulin camps along roads, most with no proper latrines, amid piles of flyblown garbage.