African initiative, agenzia sostenuta da Mosca diffonde propaganda per ottenere influenza in Africa

euronews (in Italiano)

18/06/2025

African initiative, agenzia sostenuta da Mosca diffonde propaganda per ottenere influenza in Africa

Secondo l'agenzia francese per il monitoraggio delle interferenze digitali straniere, le persone che gestiscono l'organo di informazione African Initiative sarebbero collegate ai servizi di intelligence russi, mentre altri sono ex membri del gruppo paramilitare Wagner

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2025/06/18/african-initiative-agenzia-sostenuta-da-mosca-diffonde-propaganda-per-ottenere-influenza-i

Abbonati, euronews è disponibile in 12 lingue.

Categoria

🗞

Novità

Trascrizione

Visualizza la trascrizione dell'intero video

00:00Russian Propaganda Website Targets Africa

00:03A Russian-linked media outlet is believed to be spreading propaganda across Africa,

00:11according to a report released by France's agency for monitoring foreign digital interference.

00:17The African initiative claims to be a Moscow-based news agency covering events on the African continent,

00:23running multiple websites and telegram channels and publishing content in several languages.

00:28Although the outlet appears legitimate at first glance,

00:31in reality it is part of a propaganda machine which is tied to the Russian state.

00:36Now let's wind back.

00:37In August 2023, Yevgeny Pryvkozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group,

00:41died in a plane crash, according to Russian state investigators.

00:45After Pryvkozhin's death, Russia began to dismantle Wagner-run operations and media apparatus across the African continent.

00:52It also launched the Africa Corps, which is believed to be closely managed by Russia's defense ministry.

00:59Meanwhile, in September 2023, the African initiative platform was created.

01:04It promotes anti-Western narratives across its online content,

01:08as well as offline through events and even video games.

01:11Many of the individuals who run the African initiative are affiliated with Russian intelligence services,

01:16while others have been identified as former Wagner members.

01:19By using local fronts and soft power initiatives like journalism schools and press trips,

01:25the outlet is working to embed itself in communities to spread ideas organically,

01:30beyond the limits of digital-only networks.

01:32The African initiative has also been pushing to develop its activities

01:36in the former French colonies of Mali, Niger and Dirtina Faso.

01:40These West African countries have distanced themselves from France and other former Western allies,

01:45criticising failed interventions against jihadists,

01:49as well as their colonial legacies.

01:51And instead, they've turned to Russia.

Consigliato