Ghana, DR Congo Sign 2 Deals With Russian Drone Hub as Probe Tracks 50 African Women
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 15
Ghana, DR Congo Sign 2 Deals With Russian Drone Hub as Probe Tracks 50 African Women
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 15
Summary
Late-October agreements by Ghana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone deepen ties to an industrial complex linked to Shahed-type attack drone production for the war in Ukraine.
A Ukrainian investigation says Alabuga’s labor pipeline spans Russian cultural groups, local recruiters and company HR, and identifies about 50 African women at the site, along with 10 Russian recruiters and two African intermediaries.
Britain sanctioned seven people and entities tied to the Alabuga Start program on May 5, accusing it of deceptive recruitment, but the new government-to-government deals suggest cooperation is continuing.
Neither public agreement explicitly commits workers to military production, yet investigators say Russia’s wartime labor shortages make foreign recruitment increasingly important to sustaining drone output.