Wagner does a lot more than just offer protection for African autocrats or African winters. It also has a vast political dimension so there are individual firms within the Wagner group that promote disinformation propaganda. And they're essentially involved in extractive industries across the continent. The key thing here is that while we don't know how much money Mr. Progosion and Wagner has made out of Africa, it's clearly enough to have been a very important part of the spat between him and Vladimir Putin.