#Russia in Africa
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![Russian KamAZ-53949 “Typhoon-K” armored vehicle drives across open terrain during testing. (Source: Rosoboronexport)]( "Russian KamAZ-53949 “Typhoon-K” armored vehicle drives across open terrain during testing. (Source: Rosoboronexport)")
![Thousands of Malians gather to celebrate the departure of the French anti-terrorist operation Barkhane, in Bamako, Mali, on February 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Thousands of Malians gather to celebrate the departure of the French anti-terrorist operation Barkhane, in Bamako, Mali, on February 19, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Two Kenyan nationals, recruited to the Russian Army stand near a Russian soldier, autumn 2025. (Source: HUR)]( "Two Kenyan nationals, recruited to the Russian Army stand near a Russian soldier, autumn 2025. (Source: HUR)")
![How Much Gold Is Russia Bleeding from Africa to Fund Its War?]( "How Much Gold Is Russia Bleeding from Africa to Fund Its War?")
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Wagner mercenaries are turning West Africa’s gold fields into killing grounds. From Sudan to the Central African Republic (CAR), Russian-backed forces loot, murder, and smuggle gold and other resources to bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine.![A destroyed military truck, reportedly part of a Russian Africa Corps convoy, lies mangled after an ambush near Ménaka, Mali. (Source: Butusov Plus)]( "A destroyed military truck, reportedly part of a Russian Africa Corps convoy, lies mangled after an ambush near Ménaka, Mali. (Source: Butusov Plus)")
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