2023-08-08 09:46:52
Par Emma Collet
Posted yesterday at 18:48, Updated 9 minutes ago
Yevgeny Prigojine’s company is “the main marker of the Russian presence in Africa
according to a study by researchers Maxime Audinet and Emmanuel Dreyfus from Irsem. IGOR RUSSAK/REUTERS
DECRYPTION – “Main marker of the Russian presence in Africa”, Wagner represents the indispensable armed wing of Russia thanks to very effective fake news.
«Wagner = security, dignity and strength!These slogans written on signs during a demonstration in support of the putschists in the Seyni-Kountché stadium in Niamey on Sunday were waved alongside a few flags bearing the image of Wagner, the private military company of Saint Petersburg. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s business is “the main marker of the Russian presence in Africaaccording to a study by researchers Maxime Audinet and Emmanuel Dreyfus from Irsem. It is material proof of Moscow’s influence in Africa.
Wagner now represents the indispensable armed wing of Russia thanks to very effective fake news. On Sunday August 6, accounts linked to Prigojine’s company increased the pressure by organizing a disinformation campaign, suggesting that a contingent of fighters had arrived in Bamako to join Niger, which is false. Identified by the “All Eyes on Wagner” collective, the operation is coordinated from Mali.
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