INTEL READS: Russian Orthodox Church makes inroads in Africa (via DW.Com)

The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa. Experts say Russia is using its expansion as a form of ideological soft power.

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For the past three years, believers in the Central African Republic have been gathering for Russian Orthodox services at the small parish of Saint-Andre de Bimbo near the capital, Bangui.

Patrick, 38, is one of them. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church before converting to the Russian Orthodox Church. “I joine…