France and Russia clash over panafrican influencer’s prorusia stance
France and Russia are locked in a fierce information war across Africa, with Moscow deploying hybrid tactics to undermine Paris’s historical influence. Since Russia’s 2018 intervention in Central African Republic, this strategy has intensified, aiming to sway public opinion and oust French presence in favor of Russian interests. Though France only recently recognized the scope of this campaign—previously observed in other global conflicts—it is now responding with countermeasures to protect its position.
