What is the ‘African Initiative’?

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You may not have heard of the African Initiative before… It’s a Russian media organisation - established exactly a year ago – which defines itself as an “information bridge between Russia and Africa”. It has offices in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. But it also stands accused of targeting African journalists - and the public - with disinformation. So what is the end goal for Russia’s African Initiative? Presenter: Alan Kasujja Guests: Fauziyya Tukur of the BBC’s global disinformation team, and foreign affairs expert, Raymond Mujuni.