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title: "Russian Neocolonialism: How Africa Funds the War in Ukraine"
description: "Russia’s war machine runs on African gold. From Mali’s mines to Dubai’s markets, billions in blood gold fund drones and shells for Ukraine. Discover how Moscow turned exploitation into empire."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-thsetbs1f50.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-thsetbs1f50/
datePublished: 2025-10-06T17:30:07.000Z
dateModified: 2025-10-06T17:30:07.000Z
author:
  - name: Fronts Staff
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/
publisher: Fronts
type: NewsArticle
language: en
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Russia’s war machine runs on African gold. From Mali’s mines to Dubai’s markets, billions in blood gold fund drones and shells for Ukraine. Discover how Moscow turned exploitation into empire.

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