Africa: Experts Highlight How Foreign Actors Are Exploiting Weaknesses in Africa’s Information Ecosystem to Influence Narratives Around Politics, Trade and Strategic Resources.
On February 10-11, 2026, researchers and experts convened in Dakar, Senegal, for the first Africa Forum on Countering Foreign Interference (CFI). The forum brought together participants from Africa, Europe and America to examine the growing challenge of foreign information manipulation and its implications for governance, media ecosystems, and digital rights across the African continent. The…