We must learn from this point about Russia! Without the Russian military's African Legion in Mali, now, the Malian rebel armed groups would have already seized all the Russian-controlled gold mines, gold XAUT factories, uranium mines, and lithium mines! All of Russia's investments would be lost!

Russia holds 78% ownership of local gold mines in Mali, and also has a gold XAUT refining plant with an annual processing capacity of 200 tons. Russia's nuclear giant Rosatom has directly obtained exclusive exploration rights for uranium mines in Mali.
Russia has a large number of assets in Mali. If the Russian military does not station troops in Mali, then this time, with tens of thousands of rebel armed forces launching a large-scale attack, all of Russia's investments in Mali will be directly wiped out.
The most correct thing Russia has done is to station troops directly in African countries with huge investments, assets, and unstable political situations. Even just a few hundred Russian soldiers and a small air force unit.
Russia can ensure earning billions of