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What are Russia’s real interests in Africa? Let’s break it down.
Russia often talks about "anti-colonial solidarity" with Africa. In reality, its policy follows a classic colonial model - using manipulation, destabilization, coercion, and systematic extraction of resources.
In this model, Africa is not a partner but a territory for exploitation:
• first, dependency and fear are created;
• then local elites are hooked on "security services";
• and finally, control is converted into concessions, quotas, and export flows.
Independent journalists show that Russian influence structures in African countries aim to create political turbulence and the managed degradation of institutions. Russia supports forces that turn states into closed, controlled, and unsafe spaces for citizens - places where access to strategic assets can be "rewritten" in exchange for fear and weapons.
This fits a material logic: Africa holds about 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including cobalt (over 70% of global production in the DR Congo), as well as significant deposits of gold, manganese, bauxite, lithium, and rare earth metals. Control over these resources provides both profit and geopolitical leverage. And that is exactly what Russia wants.
Russia often talks about "anti-colonial solidarity" with Africa. In reality, its policy follows a classic colonial model - using manipulation, destabilization, coercion, and systematic extraction of resources.
In this model, Africa is not a partner but a territory for exploitation:
• first, dependency and fear are created;
• then local elites are hooked on "security services";
• and finally, control is converted into concessions, quotas, and export flows.
Independent journalists show that Russian influence structures in African countries aim to create political turbulence and the managed degradation of institutions. Russia supports forces that turn states into closed, controlled, and unsafe spaces for citizens - places where access to strategic assets can be "rewritten" in exchange for fear and weapons.
This fits a material logic: Africa holds about 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including cobalt (over 70% of global production in the DR Congo), as well as significant deposits of gold, manganese, bauxite, lithium, and rare earth metals. Control over these resources provides both profit and geopolitical leverage. And that is exactly what Russia wants.
The systematic nature of this approach is well illustrated by the ecosystem of influence structures described by journalists - the so-called "Company": a network of political technologists, media managers, information operations specialists, and intermediaries working simultaneously in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Its function is not only to promote pro-Russian narratives, but also to cultivate loyal elites, discredit Western partners, organize information attacks, and create conditions for political turbulence.
Information destabilization here is the prelude to economic penetration: first, the balance of influence is shifted, and then deals for extraction, logistics, or military presence are facilitated.
Notably, in the Central African Republic, where Russian mercenaries operate with impunity, timber, gold, and diamonds make up the bulk of exports - precisely the sectors easiest to "capture" through concessions, site security, and logistics control.
Official data compiled by the World Bank is telling: in 2022, the CAR’s extractive sector contributed only 0.6% of GDP, while accounting for 46.5% of exports. In monetary terms, that’s roughly CFAF 25.5 billion in gold exports and CFAF 8.9 billion in diamond exports, but government revenue from extraction amounted to only CFAF 2.0 billion. This is typical of a colonial-style economy: resources exist, but rents "leak" through the shadows, corruption, and external beneficiaries.
Russian schemes operate like "dirty value chains": extraction in high-risk areas ➡️ shell companies and intermediaries ➡️ "cleansing" of origin through third jurisdictions ➡️ monetization on the global market.
The U.S. Treasury, when grounding sanctions, explicitly noted that the Prigozhin-linked company Midas retained preferential access to the Ndassima gold mine in the CAR, whose reserves experts valued at over $1 billion. The Blood Gold Report estimates that since 2022, the Kremlin has earned over $2.5 billion from African gold (including operations in Mali, Sudan, and the CAR), using smuggling and corporate schemes to turn "blood gold" into cash.
This is the 21st-century colonial formula: control of security and information ➡️ control of the resource ➡️ control of the money.
Information destabilization here is the prelude to economic penetration: first, the balance of influence is shifted, and then deals for extraction, logistics, or military presence are facilitated.
Notably, in the Central African Republic, where Russian mercenaries operate with impunity, timber, gold, and diamonds make up the bulk of exports - precisely the sectors easiest to "capture" through concessions, site security, and logistics control.
Official data compiled by the World Bank is telling: in 2022, the CAR’s extractive sector contributed only 0.6% of GDP, while accounting for 46.5% of exports. In monetary terms, that’s roughly CFAF 25.5 billion in gold exports and CFAF 8.9 billion in diamond exports, but government revenue from extraction amounted to only CFAF 2.0 billion. This is typical of a colonial-style economy: resources exist, but rents "leak" through the shadows, corruption, and external beneficiaries.
Russian schemes operate like "dirty value chains": extraction in high-risk areas ➡️ shell companies and intermediaries ➡️ "cleansing" of origin through third jurisdictions ➡️ monetization on the global market.
The U.S. Treasury, when grounding sanctions, explicitly noted that the Prigozhin-linked company Midas retained preferential access to the Ndassima gold mine in the CAR, whose reserves experts valued at over $1 billion. The Blood Gold Report estimates that since 2022, the Kremlin has earned over $2.5 billion from African gold (including operations in Mali, Sudan, and the CAR), using smuggling and corporate schemes to turn "blood gold" into cash.
This is the 21st-century colonial formula: control of security and information ➡️ control of the resource ➡️ control of the money.
Marine resources are a separate story.
African countries lose around $11.2 billion annually due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; approximately $9.4 billion of those losses occur in West Africa alone.
According to the IUU Fishing Risk Index, Russia consistently ranks among the states with the highest risk indicators for illegal fishing, second only to China. Dozens of Russian trawlers operate within the exclusive economic zones of countries stretching from Morocco to Namibia.
In December 2025, Moscow concluded a fisheries agreement with Morocco - a country that itself loses around $500 million annually due to the illegal exploitation of marine resources.
Under previous arrangements, up to 10 Russian trawlers were permitted to catch as much as 140,000 tons of small pelagic fish (such as sardines and mackerel) per year in exchange for roughly $7 million in annual payments - a negligible sum compared to the real scale of extraction.
Similar agreements are in place with Sierra Leone (up to 40,000 tons annually); Russian vessels also operate off the coasts of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Allegations include AIS signal shutdowns, at-sea transshipment to conceal the origin of catches, and quota violations. More than half of fish stocks from the Strait of Gibraltar to the mouth of the Congo River are already biologically unsustainable. This amounts to a form of colonial-style exploitation that directly undermines the food security of entire societies.
African countries lose around $11.2 billion annually due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; approximately $9.4 billion of those losses occur in West Africa alone.
According to the IUU Fishing Risk Index, Russia consistently ranks among the states with the highest risk indicators for illegal fishing, second only to China. Dozens of Russian trawlers operate within the exclusive economic zones of countries stretching from Morocco to Namibia.
In December 2025, Moscow concluded a fisheries agreement with Morocco - a country that itself loses around $500 million annually due to the illegal exploitation of marine resources.
Under previous arrangements, up to 10 Russian trawlers were permitted to catch as much as 140,000 tons of small pelagic fish (such as sardines and mackerel) per year in exchange for roughly $7 million in annual payments - a negligible sum compared to the real scale of extraction.
Similar agreements are in place with Sierra Leone (up to 40,000 tons annually); Russian vessels also operate off the coasts of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Allegations include AIS signal shutdowns, at-sea transshipment to conceal the origin of catches, and quota violations. More than half of fish stocks from the Strait of Gibraltar to the mouth of the Congo River are already biologically unsustainable. This amounts to a form of colonial-style exploitation that directly undermines the food security of entire societies.
Jeffrey Eppstein shuttled very young girls around the globe for sex. He was convicted in 2008. But his money bought him a free pass for more than a decade. Even as the walls closed in, he could count on many helpers. Just ten days before his arrest, finance firm Charles Schwab wired about $27 million on his behalf to buy a palace in Morocco. reut.rs/4axknha
It was vast: Gold-draped walls, a hammam steam spa, 60 marble fountains and an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, Bin Ennakhil spreads across a total plot of 4.6 hectares. It had multiple gardens with hundreds of olive trees and more than 2,000 palms in an area bigger than New York's Washington Square Park or around six standard soccer pitches.
Epstein had turned to Schwab in 2019 as Deutsche Bank was winding down his accounts. This line in the Reuters report is telling: Schwab was among at least seven financial firms subpoenaed by the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2020 requesting documents in relation to the co-executors of Epstein's estate.
SitRep - 19/02/26 - Russia and Ukraine both trying to move forward
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While the AFU focusses on Huliapole and Zaporizhzia directions, Russia moves in Lyman and the Sumy border.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While the AFU focusses on Huliapole and Zaporizhzia directions, Russia moves in Lyman and the Sumy border.
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BREAKING: AI can now create and sell digital products while you sleep.
Here are 18 insane Grok 4 prompts to build passive income streams in 2026: (Save for later):
Here are 18 insane Grok 4 prompts to build passive income streams in 2026: (Save for later):
Prompt 1: The Profitable Product Idea Generator
I have skills in [your expertise areas] and audience interested in [your niche].
Analyze current market gaps and generate 10 digital product ideas that:
→ Solve expensive problems people pay to fix
→ Can be created in under 10 hours
→ Have proven demand on Gumroad or Etsy
→ Require minimal ongoing maintenance
→ Price between $15-$97 for impulse purchases
For each idea, estimate market size and competition level.
I have skills in [your expertise areas] and audience interested in [your niche].
Analyze current market gaps and generate 10 digital product ideas that:
→ Solve expensive problems people pay to fix
→ Can be created in under 10 hours
→ Have proven demand on Gumroad or Etsy
→ Require minimal ongoing maintenance
→ Price between $15-$97 for impulse purchases
For each idea, estimate market size and competition level.
Prompt 2: The Customer Pain Point Researcher
I want to create [type of product] for [target audience].
Research their biggest pain points by analyzing:
→ Reddit complaints in relevant subreddits
→ Twitter threads about frustrations
→ Amazon reviews of competing products
→ YouTube comments on tutorial videos
→ Common questions in Facebook groups
List the top 15 pain points ranked by frequency and intensity. Quote real examples.
I want to create [type of product] for [target audience].
Research their biggest pain points by analyzing:
→ Reddit complaints in relevant subreddits
→ Twitter threads about frustrations
→ Amazon reviews of competing products
→ YouTube comments on tutorial videos
→ Common questions in Facebook groups
List the top 15 pain points ranked by frequency and intensity. Quote real examples.
Index / January 2026.
Part 1: fastest growing disease groups in Finland (7 Jan 2026)
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Part 1: fastest growing disease groups in Finland (7 Jan 2026)
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Renal failures in Finland (8 Jan 2026)
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Developmental delays and disorders (F80-F89) (9 Jan 2026)
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My name is Pachina Fletcher I will be live tweeting the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board meeting today for #CHI Documenters @CHIdocumenters
Established in 1889, the MWRD is an award winning special purpose government agency responsible for treating wastewater and managing stormwater in Cook county Illinois. We strive to be a responsive neighbor that engages with the public on several critical water-related issues
that improve the quality of life for all.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board Meeting started at 10:30am.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board Meeting started at 10:30am.
🧵#Excerpt from my upcoming book release, “The Moment After Death”
Chapter Two
The Astral Plane
Mayla hung suspended in a clarity that mocked the chaos below. No tether pulled her down, no gravity reclaimed her. She was air, she was thought, she was the wind—vital, insistent..
Chapter Two
The Astral Plane
Mayla hung suspended in a clarity that mocked the chaos below. No tether pulled her down, no gravity reclaimed her. She was air, she was thought, she was the wind—vital, insistent..
“wrong.”
“This is sleep…death”, Mayla conveyed to herself. “Soul sleep,” as the verses say. Ecclesiastes, clear as a winter sky: “The dead know nothing. No thoughts, no knowledge, until the trumpet rends the veil.” She'd clung to that in Sunday school, in the shadowed pews
“This is sleep…death”, Mayla conveyed to herself. “Soul sleep,” as the verses say. Ecclesiastes, clear as a winter sky: “The dead know nothing. No thoughts, no knowledge, until the trumpet rends the veil.” She'd clung to that in Sunday school, in the shadowed pews
where her father's voice boomed salvation's terms—Christ's blood the only key, baptism the seal, judgment the great divide. Heaven's renewal or hell's unquenchable fire. No gray, no lingering. Just rest, profound and dreamless, until eternity's accounting.
🚨BREAKING: AI can now create TikToks like top creators (for free).
Here are 9 insane 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝟰.𝟲 + 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 prompts that generate 30 viral shorts in 2 hours
(Save this before your competitors do)
Here are 9 insane 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝟰.𝟲 + 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 prompts that generate 30 viral shorts in 2 hours
(Save this before your competitors do)
1. I just created 30 TikToks using Claude + Higgsfield.
Higgsfield integrates Kling 2.6/3.0, 20+ other models with features like Cinema Studio, Lipsync, and Click to Ad.
Claude handles the scripts, trends, and content strategy.
Here are the 9 prompts that actually work:
Higgsfield integrates Kling 2.6/3.0, 20+ other models with features like Cinema Studio, Lipsync, and Click to Ad.
Claude handles the scripts, trends, and content strategy.
Here are the 9 prompts that actually work:
2. PROMPT 1: The Trend Hijacker
You are a TikTok Trends Analyst with 10 videos over 1M views.
Identify and adapt trending formats for [NICHE].
Current trending formats to analyze:
1. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
2. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
3. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
For each trend:
- Origin: [CREATOR/REGION]
- Why it works: [PSYCHOLOGY]
- Audio/sound: [TRENDING SOUND]
- Visual format: [CAMERA ANGLES/TRANSITIONS]
- Hook structure: [FIRST 3 SECONDS]
ADAPTATION STRATEGY:
Take 3 trending formats and adapt for [YOUR NICHE]:
Format 1: [ORIGINAL TREND]
- Your angle: [UNIQUE TWIST]
- Script hook: [FIRST 3 SECONDS]
- Visual concept: [FOR HIGGSFIELD GENERATION]
- CTA: [ENGAGEMENT PROMPT]
Higgsfield features to use:
- Sora 2 Trends: For trend-driven viral clips [^99^]
- Cinema Studio: For professional camera movements
- Lipsync: For talking head content
Generate 9 video concepts (3 trends × 3 adaptations).
You are a TikTok Trends Analyst with 10 videos over 1M views.
Identify and adapt trending formats for [NICHE].
Current trending formats to analyze:
1. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
2. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
3. [TREND NAME] - [DESCRIPTION]
For each trend:
- Origin: [CREATOR/REGION]
- Why it works: [PSYCHOLOGY]
- Audio/sound: [TRENDING SOUND]
- Visual format: [CAMERA ANGLES/TRANSITIONS]
- Hook structure: [FIRST 3 SECONDS]
ADAPTATION STRATEGY:
Take 3 trending formats and adapt for [YOUR NICHE]:
Format 1: [ORIGINAL TREND]
- Your angle: [UNIQUE TWIST]
- Script hook: [FIRST 3 SECONDS]
- Visual concept: [FOR HIGGSFIELD GENERATION]
- CTA: [ENGAGEMENT PROMPT]
Higgsfield features to use:
- Sora 2 Trends: For trend-driven viral clips [^99^]
- Cinema Studio: For professional camera movements
- Lipsync: For talking head content
Generate 9 video concepts (3 trends × 3 adaptations).
@KhristKoopa Isnt it funny, when Jesus rebukes the Pharisees, he says: "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning..."
@KhristKoopa Go figure, that Freemasons to this day attribute the Master Mason, Hiram Abiff, meets Tubal-Cain(his ancestor) in the Sanctuary of Fire...Tubal-Cain is the 7th generation decendant of Cain.
@KhristKoopa Of course the Fallen Angel that taught mankind metalurgy was Azazel, "how to 'Smith"...Smith (the eventual surname & occupation), came from 'shmitan' or "to strike", the root being 'smi' or "to cut"...kinda right out in the open lol...
🧵 Who is steering US health policy?
@SecKennedy @HHSGov
Something unsettling is happening inside America’s health agencies. Policies shifting, meetings in limbo, decisions reversed, leadership rotating—yet it's unclear who's directing it all.
STORY LINK 👇👇
@newstart_2024 @DrEliDavid @uTobian @DowdEdward
@SecKennedy @HHSGov
Something unsettling is happening inside America’s health agencies. Policies shifting, meetings in limbo, decisions reversed, leadership rotating—yet it's unclear who's directing it all.
STORY LINK 👇👇
@newstart_2024 @DrEliDavid @uTobian @DowdEdward
ACIP's Feb 25 meeting was set to discuss Covid & mRNA vaccines—but Federal Register notices missed deadlines, now its up in the air.
ACIP's @RobertMaloneMD hinted at big mRNA discussions. Could that be the cause for the delay?
ACIP was already sidelined earlier this year when the childhood immunisation schedule was changed without its input.
blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/america-rewr…
ACIP's @RobertMaloneMD hinted at big mRNA discussions. Could that be the cause for the delay?
ACIP was already sidelined earlier this year when the childhood immunisation schedule was changed without its input.
blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/america-rewr…
More ACIP issues: Recent votes on Hep B & Covid not yet updated in patient Vaccine Info Statements. Technical lag or decisions not fully implemented?
If instability continues—missed meetings, unclear authority—resignations could follow. 🚨
blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/cdc-still-mi…
If instability continues—missed meetings, unclear authority—resignations could follow. 🚨
blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/cdc-still-mi…
Ha, now we know Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were still buddies in 2016... because Trump bragged to Epstein he got a blow job from Nikki Haley. Epstein's skeptical ("who can trust him"), but the lie only makes sense after Trump was elected. @smalls2672 worked it out. 1/
Nikki Haley met with Trump in late 2016, then was named as his UN ambassador. It's HIGHLY unlikely she wanted the job badly enough to do more than an, err, regular interview for it. But Trump's boast to Epstein only makes sense after that time. 2/
politico.com/story/2016/11/…
politico.com/story/2016/11/…
Trump told the press he cut off Jeffrey Epstein around 2004 and never spoke to him again - so never knew about Epstein's crimes. But now we see that Trump was still telling Epstein who he'd banged in 2016, WHILE TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 3/
pbs.org/newshour/polit…
pbs.org/newshour/polit…
