ADF STAFF Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have increased nearly fourfold since 2022. That is according to…
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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…
ADF STAFF In Somalia, terror group al-Shabaab has spent years gaining and losing ground. But in the digital domain, al-Shabaab…
ADF STAFF Information warfare has become a ubiquitous threat in nearly all of Africa’s violent conflicts. In the Democratic Republic…
ADF STAFF Somalia and the al-Shabaab terrorist group are fighting a war within a war — a constant battle to…
ADF STAFF In Africa, the Russian mercenary outfit formerly known as the Wagner Group left a trail of allegations of…
ADF STAFF When reports surfaced in late April that the Burkinabe Army massacred hundreds of civilians, its military-led government sprang…
ADF STAFF During a visit to Tanzania in 2023, Paul Nantulya couldn’t help but notice StarTimes television satellite dishes being…