The digital battlefield between France and Russia on Africa’s soil has escalated into a high-stakes information war. Since Moscow’s 2018 intervention in the Central African Republic, this hybrid warfare tactic has become a key tool for undermining France’s historical influence across the continent. By exploiting and shaping public opinion, Russia aims to erode Paris’s presence and claim dominance in regions it once controlled. Only recently has France recognized the scope of this strategy—one Moscow has deployed in other regions since 2014—and is now countering with its own measures.
