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Online roles in France and Russia have tried to spread disinformation and attempt to influence public opinion in African countries. Among other things, they have offset the elections in the Central African Republic.
French and Russian interests are on a collision course in West and North Africa. Here, Malaysians are demonstrating in the capital, Bamako, with posters describing Russian President Vladimir Putin as “the way of the future” in French. Stock photography as of September.
Facebook announces that three networks of trolls that have acted on government assignments have been removed from its platforms.
A great magical battle has taken place in the Central African Republic (CAR), where it is currently election time. Russian agents have tried to portray Russian operations in the country in good morning and have painted the former colonial power France black. French agents, for example, have warned of “Russian imperialism” in Mali.
Fake accounts have been linked to the French military. They were active in the Central African Republic and Mali in particular, as well as other French-speaking countries in West and North Africa, according to Facebook.
The Russian activity could be linked to the so-called IRA magic factory in Saint Petersburg, which was active in the last presidential elections in the United States. The activity was aimed at the Central African Republic, but also at Madagascar, Cameroon, South Africa and Mozambique, among others.
