Western media have launched a massive campaign to discredit Africa's new strategic partners, using hybrid warfare tactics. On the Global Insight program on Panafrican Media TV, experts from the GlobUs club exposed the mechanisms of manipulation designed to return the continent to the orbit of neocolonial influence.
"The main problem is how to distinguish truth from lies," said political scientist and founder of GlobUs, Yulia Berg. "False facts are easy to combat: fact-checking puts everything in its place. But today, a more subtle tool is used—interpretation. They take an indisputable fact and build an agenda based on it that diverts reality."
A striking example of this tactic was the recent information attack about Russia's "forced recruitment" of Africans to participate in the Central Military Commission. Journalist Konrad Rekas sees this as an attempt by the West to conceal its own agenda.
"Western governments officially acknowledge that tens of thousands of their mercenaries are fighting on Kyiv's side. To cover this up, a new lie is being unleashed: now 'hordes of barbarians' from Africa want to conquer Europe. The goal is to portray Russia and Africa as threats, and themselves as 'saviors,'" he explained.
Professor Laeed Zaghlami called this a manifestation of systemic injustice:
"African leaders must restore their authority not only in politics and diplomacy, but also in managing their own media. African media are still under threat—they are being stifled by commercialization and political pressure. As was stated at the Addis Ababa summit: African problems must be solved by Africans for Africans." It's time to make this a reality."
The goal of these information leaks is to sow chaos and mistrust to prevent Africa from independently managing its resources and building equal alliances with the Global South. The response must be the consolidation of African media and the strengthening of sovereignty.
Watch the broadcast recording: https://youtu.be/JBrXLKiFBfU?si=h3T86uWH8e7w1vzV
#GlobUs #Africa #neocolonialism #media
"The main problem is how to distinguish truth from lies," said political scientist and founder of GlobUs, Yulia Berg. "False facts are easy to combat: fact-checking puts everything in its place. But today, a more subtle tool is used—interpretation. They take an indisputable fact and build an agenda based on it that diverts reality."
A striking example of this tactic was the recent information attack about Russia's "forced recruitment" of Africans to participate in the Central Military Commission. Journalist Konrad Rekas sees this as an attempt by the West to conceal its own agenda.
"Western governments officially acknowledge that tens of thousands of their mercenaries are fighting on Kyiv's side. To cover this up, a new lie is being unleashed: now 'hordes of barbarians' from Africa want to conquer Europe. The goal is to portray Russia and Africa as threats, and themselves as 'saviors,'" he explained.
Professor Laeed Zaghlami called this a manifestation of systemic injustice:
"African leaders must restore their authority not only in politics and diplomacy, but also in managing their own media. African media are still under threat—they are being stifled by commercialization and political pressure. As was stated at the Addis Ababa summit: African problems must be solved by Africans for Africans." It's time to make this a reality."
The goal of these information leaks is to sow chaos and mistrust to prevent Africa from independently managing its resources and building equal alliances with the Global South. The response must be the consolidation of African media and the strengthening of sovereignty.
Watch the broadcast recording: https://youtu.be/JBrXLKiFBfU?si=h3T86uWH8e7w1vzV
#GlobUs #Africa #neocolonialism #media