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Project Afrika: Leaked documents expose Russian propaganda push in French-speaking Africa

French international broadcaster France 24 has released an investigative report detailing what it describes as a coordinated Russian propaganda campaign targeting French-language media outlets across West and Central Africa. The investigation, titled “Project Afrika,” draws on leaked confidential documents that allegedly reveal the scale and structure of the operation. Inside the leaked documents Aired as […]

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Wazalendo Militia Threaten Journalists in Eastern DR Congo Over War Coverage, CPJ Reports

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Journalists working in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing renewed threats of violence from government-allied Wazalendo militiamen, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The press freedom watchdog said members of the pro-government militia have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to set fire to another journalist’s radio station, in what

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Ugandan army chief orders shutdown of country’s leading media outlets

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Two of Uganda’s most prominent media organisations, NTV and the Daily Monitor, have been forced off the air and out of print after the country’s military chief ordered their shutdown, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in the East African nation. Staff at both outlets reported that their offices in the capital, Kampala, were surrounded

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All of Africa Today: Why Daily Continental News Roundups Matter

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Every morning, newsrooms across the African continent and beyond sift through hundreds of dispatches from capitals, marketplaces, conflict zones, and sports stadiums. The result, often packaged as an “All of Africa Today” digest, is one of the most demanding exercises in modern journalism: distilling the daily life of 54 sovereign states, hundreds of languages, and

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How Russia Is Weaponising Information: A Disinformation Network Spreading Anti-Ukrainian Propaganda in Ivory Coast

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In Abidjan’s lively media ecosystem — a city of bustling newspapers, radio stations, and a growing digital audience — something troubling has taken root. Over the past three years, a coordinated network of social media accounts, websites, and local opinion makers has been systematically amplifying narratives that portray Ukraine and the West as aggressors, glorify

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