Document #2132787

ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations (Author)

The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa

https://ecfr.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-bear-and-the-bot-farm-Countering-Russian-hybrid-warfare-in-Africa.pdf

ecoi.net description:
Report on the Russian military and political influence in several African countries (deployment of the Afrika Corps, successor of the Group Vagner, and its recruitment methods; information warfare; armed conflict in the Sahel; other topics)
Countries:
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Togo
Source:
ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations (Author)
Published:
October 2025
Original link:
https://ecfr.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-bear-and-the-bot-farm-Countering-Russian-hybrid-warfare-in-Africa.pdf
Document type:
Special or Analytical Report
Language:
English
Available on ecoi.net since:
18 November 2025
Document ID:
2132787

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