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How a Russian influence network is spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Ivory Coast

France24 · · 2250 words · By The FRANCE; Quang Pham
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“The Company – a network of Russian agents specialised in disinformation operations – has been carrying out a vast propaganda campaign against the Ukrainian embassy in Ivory Coast.”
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Wikipedia evidence is unrelated to the claim about propaganda campaigns against Ukrainian embassy. No independent sources corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (French: Forces Armées de Cote d'Ivoire; "FACI") are the armed forces of Ivory Coast, first formed after the country's independence in 1960.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of Ivory Coast is stable and currently growing, in the aftermath of political instability in recent decades. Ivory Coast's economy is largely market-based and depends heavily on the agricu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ivory_Coast
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of now defunct airlines from Ivory Coast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_Iv…
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“Ghanaian news site Ghana Web published an article on July 12, 2024 that sparked controversy in Ivory Coast.”
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Wikipedia evidence about GhanaWeb is general organizational information. No specific article from July 12, 2024, or controversy in Ivory Coast is mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. Since 2017, Ghana's score on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index has improved slightly from its low point that year, a sco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Ghana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Bur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GhanaWeb, founded as GhanaHomePage, is a Ghanaian portal, content curation and syndication website covering news, politics, business, sports, entertainment, opinions and general information about Ghan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GhanaWeb
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“The article claimed that Ukraine was trying to recruit Ivorian citizens for the Ukrainian armed forces.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2004, an armed conflict took place between French and Côte d'Ivoire forces. On 6 November 2004, two Ivorian Air force Su-25 attack fighters launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the nort…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_French–Ivorian_clashes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Obyala Touré (27 September 1985 – 19 June 2014) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the younger brother of former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Touré_(footballer,_bor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ivorian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Ivorian descent. According to estimates, in 2014 there were 6,000 people in the United States of Ivorian ancestry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivorian_Americans
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“Recruitment posters were spotted in the streets of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan.”
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“The Ukrainian Embassy formally denied any connection to the flyers.”
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“The Ukrainian Embassy stated it had not seen the posters in Abidjan.”
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“The Company was initially run by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of private military organisation the Wagner Group.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Yevgeny Prigozhin's leadership of The Company.
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“After Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in August 2023, the disinformation network came under the auspices of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service or SVR.”
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“The network appears to be made up of around 90 specialists who organise influence operations in nearly 30 countries in Africa and Latin America.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the 90 specialist network in Africa/Latin America.
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“The Company began its operations in the Central African Republic in 2018 and in the countries that are part of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which – since 2023 – has included Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm The Company's operations in Central African Republic and AES countries.
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“The Company listed Ivory Coast as a 'promising country in which to launch operations' in a 2023 document.”
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“The Company aims to shift public opinion in Ivory Coast by discrediting French and American influence.”
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“Russia carried out four operations targeting Ivory Coast on social media and in traditional media outlets between May and September 2024.”
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“The Ukrainian Embassy in Abidjan stated it had been the target of attacks since its creation in April 2024.”
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“The Company spent $39,800 USD to get articles published between May and October 2024.”
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“The Company spent $700 USD on the publication of the Ghanaweb article.”
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“The Ghanaweb article was published in a paying space reserved for promotional content.”
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“The Company provided free articles to newsrooms as another method of content distribution.”
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