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2025-07-07 12:11:34 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The post is inaccurate as it completely ignores the foreign military power that currently increases its military presence in Africa more than any other: Russia. https://africannarratives.org/russian-military-expansion-in-africa-a-new-era-of-dependency https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/757654/EPRS_BRI(2024)757654_EN.pdf https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/russias-wagner-groups-presence-in-africa-goes-beyond-libya https://www.aa.com.tr/en/info/infographic/24909 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/01/10/central-african-republic-open-to-russian-military-base-a64091 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/11/the-wagner-group-is-leaving-mali-but-russian-mercenaries-arent-going-anywhere-a89415 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/28/mali-army-russian-allies-suffer-heavy-losses-in-north-local-sources-a85853 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/27/in-conflict-torn-dr-congo-wagner-group-sees-opportunity-for-exploitation-a85226

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• The post is inaccurate as it completely ignores the foreign military power that currently increases its military presence in Africa more than any other: Russia. https://africannarratives.org/russian-military-expansion-in-africa-a-new-era-of-dependency https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/757654/EPRS_BRI(2024)757654_EN.pdf https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/russias-wagner-groups-presence-in-africa-goes-beyond-libya https://www.aa.com.tr/en/info/infographic/24909 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/01/10/central-african-republic-open-to-russian-military-base-a64091 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/11/the-wagner-group-is-leaving-mali-but-russian-mercenaries-arent-going-anywhere-a89415 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/28/mali-army-russian-allies-suffer-heavy-losses-in-north-local-sources-a85853 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/27/in-conflict-torn-dr-congo-wagner-group-sees-opportunity-for-exploitation-a85226