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Banner: Supporters of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement party drive around Kampala on boda bodas (motorcycles) following the announcement that Yoweri Museveni has won the sixth term as president. Uganda’s elections, on January 14, 2021, were the most tense in decades. (Photo by Sally Hayden / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)

Wed, Feb 10, 2021

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

Facebook removed content engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior six days before Uganda’s presidential election.

by Private: Tessa Knight

Africa Brigading
In this photo from the 2016 Ugandan presidential election, Uganda’s President and the presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni of the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) waves to his supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Entebbe, Uganda, February 10, 2016. (Source: REUTERS/James Akena TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Mon, Jan 11, 2021

Social media disinformation campaign targets Ugandan presidential election

Facebook takes down pro-government network after investigation inspired by DFRLab research; Twitter also removes suspicious accounts.

by Private: Tessa Knight

Africa Business
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021.

Thu, Jan 7, 2021

Op-Ed: For right-wing extremists, this was a victory

The successful attack on Capitol Hill will fuel years of recruitment and mythologizing for post-Trump extremists

by Emerson T. Brooking

Government
BANNER: Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, reacts from inside a police van, in Luuka district, Uganda, November 18, 2020. (Source: REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa)

Wed, Dec 9, 2020

Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans

Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate

by Private: Tessa Knight

Africa Brigading

Thu, Dec 3, 2020

#StopTheSteal protest website tied to extremist-linked activist’s digital marketing firm

Website directed people to event information,

Elections Government

Wed, Dec 2, 2020

Georgian far-right and pro-government actors collaborate in inauthentic Facebook network

Individuals linked to ultra-nationalist political party

Georgia Government

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage

Elections Government

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Belarusian activist Telegram channels are losing their audience

Telegram users increasingly seeking independent news

Elections Government

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Op-Ed: Baltic states offer insights into how to counter ongoing election disinfo

Foreign interference remains a concern as

Government

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh

Images show extensive burn marks, traces of likely white phosphorous use on forested areas by Azerbaijan

Armenia Azerbaijan

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes hyperlocal news pages that promoted political party members in Ukraine

The social network took down assets

Government Social Media

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes inauthentic assets connected to Georgian far-right group Alt-Info

Georgian far-right group engaged in coordinated

Georgia Government
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