A British media outlet published an investigation into how russian structures connected to the Wagner PMC and other kremlin security units are expanding control over gold mines in African countries. Gold extracted in this way is used to bypass sanctions and directly finance russia’s war against Ukraine. Since 2022, the volume of African gold exported…
“rossotrudnichestvo”is launching a new project under which groups of so-called russian language master’s students from the moscow linguistic university will be sent on internships to various countries around the world. For a month, they will work in schools, universities, and educational centers in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Although such programs are presented as…
The kremlin’s disinformation machine systematically operates in the African information space, using historical traumas, distrust of the West, and cultural features to promote its own geopolitical interests. ▫️ As noted by the TruthAfrica project – a large international initiative to counter disinformation – russia builds an alternative picture of the world with its fakes and…
The South African government announced that it received requests for help from 17 citizens who were lured into mercenary work under the guise of “profitable contracts.” On November 2, in Delhi, the capital of India, a protest was held by families whose relatives were deceitfully recruited into the russian army — they demanded the return…
kremlin’s disinformation machine has launched a new campaign — an attempt to undermine trust in the European Green Deal and portray climate policy as a “threat to ordinary Europeans.” ▫️ As EUvsDisinfo analysts point out, previously the kremlin paid little attention to the topic of climate change, but after the adoption of the 18th package…
In russia, a proposal was made to create a unified platform for graduates of russian universities from African countries. The need for such a platform is explained by the necessity to coordinate African graduates who “actively promote the russian language abroad and shape a positive image of the russian federation.” ▫️ The initiative was announced…
russia has allocated over five thousand free spots in its universities for students from African countries. The head of “rossotrudnichestvo” — a state agency responsible for spreading russian propaganda worldwide through so-called cultural centers — yevgeny primakov assured that interest in russian education in Africa is “growing exponentially.” ▫️ In reality, such “generosity” has a…
The President of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, awarded 18 russian “instructors,” thanking them for “peace and security” in the country. The ceremony was attended by russia’s ambassador to the CAR, aleksandr bikantov, and the head of the “russian house” in Bangui, dmitry sityi. ▫️ russia officially calls these individuals “military advisers” or…
russia continues to use “russian houses” to spread propaganda in Global South countries under the guise of “culture and sports.” ▫️Recently, in several countries, “russian houses” organized screenings—presented as documentaries—of a propaganda film claiming that “culture and sports are being revived” in russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. These screenings took place in Argentina, India, Egypt, Cambodia, Nicaragua,…
A scandal erupted in Kenya after it became known that a Kenyan athlete was captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He had been deceived into signing a contract with russia’s ministry of defense. The government of Kenya has already launched an official investigation into the possible sale of its citizens into slavery for the russian…
moscow has significantly increased funding for the “rossotrudnichestvo” programs — a state structure aimed at spreading russian propaganda worldwide through so-called cultural centers. According to media reports, in just part of 2025, this structure spent at least 412 million rubles (approximately $5 million), which is one and a half times more than last year. This…
russian propaganda widely spread the news that a new stage of the “russian teacher abroad” project has started in Tajikistan. 109 teachers from russia began working in 27 schools, teaching mathematics, physics, biology, geography, and, of course, russian language and literature. ▫️ This project was launched back in 2017 and operates in many countries across…
