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The ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa
Al Jazeera finds that nonexistent writers are spreading anti-France sentiment across West and Central Africa.
![Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons in Bataysk in the Rostov region of Russia on October 20, 2024. The UK says its new sanctions will hamper Russia's military capabilities [Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-10-20T103042Z_854564270_RC27OAA65KA8_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-CONSCRIPTS-1730982490.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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