'Project Afrika': Inside Russia's propaganda machine

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Investigative report reveals how Russian agents have been embedding propaganda articles in French-speaking media across West and Central Africa. The operation, called 'Project Afrika', exposes efforts to influence public opinion through covert media manipulation.

This week in Reporters: a special report by FRANCE 24's The Observers. After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been planting hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this secret operation. Nathan Gallo and Derek Thomson report.