Russia's Africa Propaganda Warrior Arrested

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Maxim Shugalei: Why Russia's Africa propaganda warrior was sent home from Chad

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Maxim Shugalei has played a significant role in the expansion of Russia 's influence in parts of Africa .

He has been under EU sanctions since 2023 for overseeing disinformation campaigns to promote the Wagner Group in several African countries, and is also the subject of Ukrainian sanctions.

He was arrested in the central African nation of Chad in September and sent home this month .

Russian state-controlled news channel RT reported that the arrests were instigated by France .

Some argue that Chadian President Mahamat Déby is expertly playing Russia and the West against each other, to Chad 's advantage.

Russia has been pushing the narrative that the West 's traditional influence in Chad is waning.

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