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Countering Russian Propaganda: Lessons from Ukraine & Africa – Ukraine Crisis Media Center



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On March 13, an expert roundtable discussion titled “Russian Information Campaigns and Influences in Ukraine and the World. The Experience of Resilience” was held at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center (UCMC).
The event was attended by delegations from Ghana and South Africa, including:
Among Ukrainian participants were representatives from Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Detector Media, Lviv Media Forum, Centre for Information Resilience.
The discussion focused on the issue of Russian hybrid information influence campaigns in African countries. The roundtable participants exchanged up-to-date experiences in identifying manipulative operations, investigating FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference), and malign information influence at political, cultural, and economic levels.
Additionally, experts expressed concerns about current and future trends in the global spread of Russian propaganda.
Experts from Ukrainian organizations shared their experience in countering disinformation. Special attention was given to Russia’s attempts to mislead audiences in African countries by spreading anti-Ukrainian fake narratives.
Journalists from Ghana and South Africa spoke about how civil societies in their countries work to counter malign influence.
The Head of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group (HWAG) at the UCMC, Volodymyr Solovian, presented the HWAG’s latest analytical findings on the issue of Russia’s information influence in Africa. Volodymyr Solovian highlighted the following:





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