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Claims of genetically-modified mosquitoes stir up anger in Kenya, fuelling mistrust toward global health initiatives.

A viral claim alleging that the Gates Foundation released genetically-modified mosquitoes in Nairobi generated more than 1.2 million views within 2 weeks. It had significant engagement across X and TikTok between 28 January and 11 February 2026 as online specul...


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How pro-Kremlin messages, media, and diplomacy blurred the country’s neutrality on the Ukraine war

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Uganda didn’t take sides. At least, not officially.

Kampala abstain...


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Uganda becomes target of Europe-run Russian disinfo networks blending nostalgia with manipulation

Uganda offers a revealing case study of how historical alliances can soften the ground for modern information manipulation — even when real influence remains limited. In the years following independence in 1962, Uganda


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Examples from the Russian House in Zambia

To understand what is happening in Lusaka, you have to start with a single word: ‘pobeda’, meaning victory. In Russia, pobeda is treated as a sacred pillar of national identity, a story in which the Soviet Union single-handedly defeated Nazi Germany, liberated Europe and saved humanity from fascism.

In this version of h...


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A report by OpenAI exposes a likely Russia-linked network that used ChatGPT and other LLMs to ghostwrite pro-Russian articles and social media posts about African geopolitics. These were then laundered through Facebook Pages posing as local news outlets, and published under the fake byline ‘Dr Manuel Godsin’ on mainstream African news sites.Code for Africa will publish an i...

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