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US-China Info War Targets Africa's Youth Amid Resource Disputes

4/12/2026

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The United States and China are waging an information war targeting Africa's youth.
On March 31, the United States Army’s Africa Defence Forum accused China of illegal fishing in Guinea Bissau and framed it as exploitation of African resources.
China Global Television Network reported Ghana's President John Mahama criticizing the United States for erasing its history of slavery and exploitation of Black people to illustrate competing narratives aimed at Africa.

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The United States and China are waging an information war targeting Africa's youth.
On March 31, the United States Army’s Africa Defence Forum accused China of illegal fishing in Guinea Bissau and framed it as exploitation of African resources.
China Global Television Network reported Ghana's President John Mahama criticizing the United States for erasing its history of slavery and exploitation of Black people to illustrate competing narratives aimed at Africa.