Russia needs manpower to support its invasion of Ukraine and has implemented an elaborate recruitment campaign to lure young Africans…
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There is an information war being fought in Mali online and on social media platforms. A new study outlines how…
Nigeria’s battle with terrorism is colliding with a rapidly expanding digital ecosystem, and video-sharing platform TikTok is emerging as terror…
ADF STAFF A string of devastating attacks by Sahelian terror groups in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have shown Russian…
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles a stubborn Ebola outbreak, mistrust, violence and instability are hindering health officials’…
African governments for decades have grappled with the destabilizing effects of private military companies (PMCs), mercenaries and paramilitary groups, which…
Secret meetings, fake documents, smear campaigns and paid local influencers. These were some of the tools that Russian agents used…
Social media companies have uncovered an effort by Russia to create a fake expert to spread false information in Africa.…
A global study has concluded that Burkina Faso in West Africa is now the country most affected in the world…
Islamic State group and al-Qaida terrorists have been tapping social media technology for more than a decade to recruit and…