France, March 27 -- The documents were analysed as part of the investigative series Propaganda Machine, led by the pan-African outlet The Continent and the investigative network Forbidden Stories, with RFI among the participating media.

They come from Africa Politology, a Russian influence network set up by Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and later taken over by the Russian state.

On 21 September 2024, members of the Chadian press gathered at a two-storey house in the Farcha district of N'Djamena for the official opening of the Russian House in Chad.

The cultural project was backed by Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Foreign Ministry agency responsible for international cooperation and scholarships.

There were "canapes and music by Tc...