RUSSIAN INTERVENTIONS TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA East Africa Eritrea South Sudan • Russia has been one of the few international partners to the isolated, totalitarian • Russia has repeatedly opposed UN arms embargos on South Sudan and vetoed government of Isaias Afwerki. [...] Ghana • Pro-Russian disinformation campaign claims to have the backing of the Russian government and Wagner to attract online followers and donations. [...] Niger Senegal • Russian disinformation fosters confusion and insecurity under democratically • Russian disinformation portrays Senegal as a puppet of France and as framing elected President Bazoum for year prior to the July 2023 coup. [...] President Sall’s attempts to delay the election as a ploy by the West to prevent • Russian disinformation cheerleads the coup and helps consolidate junta’s Senegal from turning to Russia and China. [...] Madagascar South Africa • Russian political operatives sponsored rival presidential candidates in the 2018 • Russian political operatives advise ANC on ways to discredit the opposition in the presidential elections.
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