Submitted by christian on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 17:49
While the Kremlin views the forging of strong relations with African leaders as geopolitical sustenance, Russia is actively engaging in a campaign of indoctrination within African societies, much like it does on home soil. Although Russia is not well-known for its soft-power activities, this reputation downplays the country’s interest in improving its public perceptions abroad. Russia’s soft power involvement in Africa, which works in parallel to and underpins its security and resources interests has accelerated in recent years to infiltrate communications.
