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The Kremlin would also get the inside track on lucrative mining concessions in Sudan, the third-largest gold producer in Africa.

Stocks of mining companies significantly outperformed over the past week, as investors bet the Fed will cut interest rates at its upcoming meeting.

Industries such as hospitality and mining have been among the biggest gainers.

Pockets of the economy, like mining and oil and gas, are booming thanks to a special carve-out that favors large investments with tax benefits and foreign-exchange protections.

The church attack in southern Kwara state was "part of the Fulani expansionist drive, and as a way to displace the locals from the communities for illegal mining activities", Acled told the BBC.