How Ukraine fights Russian disinformation and how this can benefit Africa, By Olha Bilousenko

Russia systematically uses disinformation to advance its geopolitical goals. Research data indicates that the influence of Russian disinformation on European societies is quite significant. For instance, a study by Princeton University (USA), “Trends in Online Foreign Influence Efforts,” revealed that Russia is the global leader in using online disinformation during influence campaigns. Russia is responsible for 62 per cent of such interference in the internal affairs of other…