What is the 鈥楢frican Initiative鈥�?
The Russian media organisation with offices in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso - has organised sporting and cultural events and paid for African journalists to visit Ukraine.
You may not have heard of the African Initiative before鈥�
It鈥檚 a Russian media organisation - established exactly a year ago 鈥� which defines itself as an 鈥渋nformation bridge between Russia and Africa鈥�. It has offices in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
But it also stands accused of targeting African journalists - and the public - with disinformation.
So what is the end goal for Russia鈥檚 African Initiative?
Presenter: Alan Kasujja
Guests: Fauziyya Tukur of the 成人快手鈥檚 global disinformation team, and foreign affairs expert, Raymond Mujuni.
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