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Pro-Russian AI Manipulates French-Speaking Africans, Warns France

6/14/2025

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A pro-Russian operation is manipulating French-speaking Africans with deceptive AI-generated content, according to France's Viginum agency. This initiative, part of a broader Russian strategy to extend its reach in Africa, is driven by the newly established African Initiative, which disseminates propaganda and is believed to have ties to Russian intelligence.

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A pro-Russian operation is manipulating French-speaking Africans with deceptive AI-generated content, according to France's Viginum agency. This initiative, part of a broader Russian strategy to extend its reach in Africa, is driven by the newly established African Initiative, which disseminates propaganda and is believed to have ties to Russian intelligence.