In the process, he also developed treaties meant to secure strategic materials (cobalt, copper, oil and uranium) from those countries, as well as a common currency pegged to the French franc that would ensure control of their economies.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/10/22/moscows-man-in-africa-yevgeny-prigozhin-and-the-collapse-of-the-french-empire_partner/