African militaries are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) for surveillance, situational awareness, intelligence gathering and to increase operational efficiency in…
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As it expands its media footprint in Africa, China pushes its agenda through a complex web of state-controlled platforms, partnerships…
ADF STAFF Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo recalls the first time he was approached by a Russian man named Micha…
ADF STAFF At first glance, and by design, Russian Houses in Africa appear to be like any other nation’s cultural…
ADF STAFF The TikTok video spread like an out-of-control fire in October. Dramatic music swelled in the background while the…
ADF STAFF By the time Burkina Faso’s health ministry declared an epidemic of dengue fever on October 18, 2023, there…
ADF STAFF Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have increased nearly fourfold since 2022. That is according to…
ADF STAFF A new Russian news service is drawing criticism for spreading misleading and harmful information in Africa. The African…
ADF STAFF As global outrage grew over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Russia in 2023 began ramping up its efforts…
ADF STAFF South Africa’s Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) organization is developing an artificial intelligence tool designed to monitor social media…