'Project Afrika': Inside Russia's propaganda machine
17 Jul 2026, 10:21 GMT
By Nathan GALLO
Topic: Reporters
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20260717-project-afrika-inside-russia-s-propaganda-machine
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, with footage by Aminatou Diallo.