Russian Disinfo Targets Africa

Africa Center for Strategic Studies (2024) Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa https://africacenter.org/spotlight/mapping-a-surge-of-disinformation-in-africa/

Antelava, Natalia (2022) The Kremlin is targeting African newsrooms. It’s working https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/african-newsrooms-russian-narratives/

Benson, Brawley (2025) With 'Russian Houses,' Moscow Expands Soft Power Push Into Africa https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/06/with-russian-houses-moscow-expands-soft-power-push-into-africa-a91052

Birnbaum, Michael (2022, Washington Post) In Africa, Eastern Europe battles Russian narrative on Ukraine https://archive.ph/PLUfM

Blankenship, Mary and Aloysius Uche Ordu (2022) Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2022/06/27/russias-narratives-about-its-invasion-of-ukraine-are-lingering-in-africa/

Dennis, Ian (2024) Russia's interaction with Africa has left our continent worse off https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/article/2001489108/russias-interaction-with-africa-has-left-our-continent-worse-off

Echols, William (2024) Russia targets South Africa with disinformation to discredit US aid to Ukraine https://www.polygraph.info/a/russia-targets-south-africa-with-disinformation-to-discredit-us-aid-to-ukraine/7589306.html

Financial Times Editorial Board (2022) Russia has made worrying inroads into Africa https://www.ft.com/content/eaf7c419-beab-4afb-b989-126ea452dc13

Fodor, Anna (2022) Lipavský: EU must actively counter Russian propaganda in Africa https://english.radio.cz/lipavsky-eu-must-actively-counter-russian-propaganda-africa-8766399

Garrido, Miguel (2023) Russia’s harmful influence in Africa https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/03/16/russias-harmful-influence-in-africa/

Hassan, Idayat and Kyle Hiebert (2021) Russian Disinformation Is Taking Hold in Africa https://www.cigionline.org/articles/russian-disinformation-is-taking-hold-in-africa/

Lawal, Shola (2022) Russian trolls and mercenaries win allies and good will in Africa https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/russian-mercenaries-mali-africa/

McGlynn, Jade (2023- Foreign Policy) Why Russia Markets Itself as an Anti-Colonial Power to Africans https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/08/russia-ukraine-colonialism-diplomacy-africa/

Mitchell, Charlie (2022 - The Times) Why Putin can count on Africa for now https://archive.ph/K5O1X

Nyabola,  Nanjala (2023 - The Nation) A New Form of Propaganda Has Targeted the Central African Republic https://archive.ph/CfGGr

Paquette, Danielle (2022, Washington Post) He’s pro-Russian, anti-Zelensky and rallying for Putin in West Africa https://archive.ph/rT7dG

Rhodes, Aaron (2022) People of Post-Colonial Lands Should Show Solidarity with Ukraine https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/20/people-of-post-colonial-lands-should-show-solidarity-with-ukraine-a78350

Sild, Eero Kristjan (2022) War in Ukraine Exposes Russia’s Influence in Africa https://icds.ee/en/war-in-ukraine-exposes-russias-influence-in-africa/

Smith, Elliot (2023) ‘It’s not a pretty picture’: Russia’s support is growing in the developing world https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/30/ukraine-war-how-russias-support-is-growing-in-the-developing-world.html

Tharoor, Ishaan (2022 - Washington Post) Russia deepens its influence in West Africa https://archive.ph/z0QN6

Troianovski, Anton (2019 - New York Times) A New Message’: Russia Trains Its Propaganda Machine on Africa https://archive.ph/fW5G0