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When the Army Spies on Its Own Citizens (2022-2024) In September 2022, a hacktivist collective called “Guacamaya” breached the Mexican Ministry

How Digital Repression Enforced a Stolen Election (2024) On July 28, 2024, Venezuelans went to the polls hoping to end 25 years of Chavismo rule.

How a Democracy Responded to Multi-State Meddling (2019–2025) In January 2025, Canada’s Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its final

How Disinformation Led to a Coup Attempt (2022–2023) On January 8, 2023, thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’

The Evolution of Russian Election Interference (2016–2024) In 2016, Russia’s election interference operation relied on an army of anonymous trolls

Region: 🌍 Africa Overview For seven days, we’ve tracked information warfare across Africa – from the Sahel’s burning villages to South Africa’

Region: 🇿🇦 South Africa On May 29, 2024, South Africans voted in what many called the country’s most important election since the end of apartheid in 1994.

Region: 🇨🇳 China’s Operations Across Africa In the village of Limuru, Kenya, a shoe repairman named Nganga lives in a home without running water

Region: 🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger In the weeks before Burkina Faso’s September 2022 coup, something unusual happened on Facebook.

Region: 🇸🇩 Sudan / East Africa In February 2022, a Sudanese customs inspector discovered something unusual in a Russian cargo plane at Khartoum International Airport.