The Committee to Protect Journalists published on 24 January 2025 a press release titled "South Sudan Blocks Social Media Amid Unrest."
The government of South Sudan has directed all internet service providers to block access to all social media accounts for a minimum of 30 days.
The Diplomat published on 23 October 2024 a commentary titled "China's Battle for Narratives in Africa" by Samir Bhattacharya and Yuvvraj Singh, both with India's Observer Research Foundation.
China has built narratives to its advantage in Africa, a region that has increasingly become a theater of great power rivalry. China's information strategy in Africa consists of three parts. First, it hosts and trains numerous African media professionals each year, teaching them to promote Chinese investments as a positive force. Second, China invests in local African media outlets, influencing their editorial practices to align with the Chinese narrative. Third, China sells technology to African governments that enables tighter control over digital information, including blocking websites and shutting down internet access.
The CTC Sentinel published in its January 2024 issue a detailed research article titled "The Online Frontline: Decoding al-Shabaab's Social Media Strategy" by Georgia Gilroy.
The article presents findings from a research study into al-Shabaab's online behavior between January and December 2023, and explores the concerning threats posed by al-Shabaab's growing technical skills. Al-Shabaab's continued resilience is enhanced by its sophisticated communications infrastructure. Its networks provide an alarmingly well-controlled, adaptive, and coordinated approach to social media that serves to weaponize online spaces and platforms.
The Associated Press published on 10 February 2023 an article titled "Ethiopia's Social Media Blocked Amid Church Split Tensions."
A dispute within the Ethiopian Orthodox Church over the use of local languages resulted in calls on social media for protest rallies in Oromia Region. The government then suspended access to social media platforms.
Brookings published on 27 June 2022 an analysis titled "Russia's Narratives about Its Invasion of Ukraine Are Lingering in Africa" by Mary Blankenship and Aloysius Uche Ordu.
While Ukraine has been able to communicate by social media the atrocities of Russia's invasion, the Russians have successfully obscured the facts through misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda.
