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In battling these insurgents. and, alexis, you've done some interesting reporting as well with semafor about the potential influence of russian propaganda in niger. absolutely. i mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. over the last two or three years, the russians have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france, but also more widely against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders, and they've done this through rt — russia today, a rolling news tv service — and through sputnik, the de—facto wire ...

Propaganda in niger. absolutely. i mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. is that the russians, over the last two or three years, have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france but also, to a larger extent, against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders and they've done this through rt — russia today — the rolling news tv service — and as well as through sputnik, a de—facto wire service. through those two outlets, they have partnered with african broadcasters, providing content. i mean, it c...

Tv service — and through sputnik, the de—facto wire service. through those two outlets, they have partnered with african broadcasters, providing content. it could be audio content in a podcast, or tv footage, video footage, of the likes that in the west, we would get from news agencies. you could get that from a russian news agency as well. and all of that is framing news reports so that they are from a russian perspective, a russian worldview. and it's very effective, because then, when it's delivered on local stations, it's not as if you're seeing a russian face or a russian hand control...

I mean, i think this is actually part of it as well. over the last two or three years, the russians have fought a very effective propaganda war, specifically against france, but also more widely against the west. they have sought to set themselves up as allies, as partners against colonial invaders, and they've done this through rt — russia today, a rolling news tv service — and through sputnik, the de—facto wire service. through those two outlets, they have partnered with african broadcasters, providing content. i mean, it could be audio content in a podcast, or tv footage, video footag...

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