Does Russia want @UN_CAR (MINUSCA) & France out of the Central African Republic (#CAR)? Wherever Russia goes disinformation follows & CAR is no different with well-practiced Prigozhin style techniques on show for all to see. See below thread 👇 
@Graphika_NYC highlighted a French vs Prigozhin Facebook troll battle to control the CAR narrative. Those networks were dismantled but it would appear that Prigozhin's appetite remains undiminished. public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphi…
In May 2021 big budget film Tourist premiered in Bangui. The film glorifies Wagner mercenaries operating in CAR. Listed in it's credits is Paritet Media, assoc to Prigozhin's wife. See @sebshukla article: edition.cnn.com/2021/05/28/afr…
Seth Wiredu appears in Tourist, he was previously exposed for operating a Prigozhin troll factory out of Ghana in 2020. So no surprise that the same troll tactics are used in a concerted pro-Russia & anti-MINUSCA/France campaign.
Suspect accounts criticize the UN arms embargo & portray MINUSCA as an occupying force aiding rebels, committing crimes & harming local residents. Ironic considering the allegations leveled against wagner mercenaries.
One account spreads anti-UN & French content & is quoted in a Riafan article about a collision between a UN vehicle & motorcycle taxi, an incident heavily used to discredit MINUSCA. Riafan is a Russian news outlet linked to Prigozhin.
A 'sponsored' anti-MINUSCA article appeared in @Nigeriantribune & the same narrative is echoed on pro-Russia / CAR sites lepotentielcentrafricain, nouvellesplus & across 3 articles on Iranian owned @PresstvFr
Films, suspect news sites & trolls, all the usual hallmarks of a Russian campaign designed to justify their presence in CAR, sell arms & deflect attention from the real abuses as reported by @TimListerCNN & @clarissaward edition.cnn.com/2021/06/15/afr…
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