Spotlight Africa: Episode 1

New Webinar Series - Understanding Africa’s Information Landscape

August 22nd 2025
12 PM EST (NY time)
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Meet our speakers

Elias Phaahla - Webinar Spotlight Africa Episode 1Elias Phaahla Linkedin
Elias Phaahla
Member of the Board of Advisors
Institute for Global Dialogue
Dr. Olga Chiriac -  Webinar Spotlight Africa Episode 1Joana de Deus Pereira Linkedin
Joana de Deus Pereira
Senior Research Fellow
RUSI Europe
Siya Kruger - Webinar Spotlight Africa Episode 1Siya Kruger Linkedin
Siya Kruger
Data Analyst
Daily Maverick
Gustavo de Carvalho - Webinar Spotlight Africa Episode 1Gustavo de Carvalho Linkedin
Gustavo de Carvalho
Senior Researcher
South African Institute of International Affairs

What’s on the agenda

Why Africa? Why Now?

We’ll analyze Africa’s renewed interest in the world: its strategic resources, trade routes, and influence in a multipolar world. Why is South Africa at the center of this?

Tactics of Foreign Influence in Africa

We explore how state-sponsored entities use AI, social media automation, and narrative and sentiment manipulation to reshape public discourse and sway opinion.

The Information Vacuum

When media expenditure is low, social media rules the roost, and the digital outpaces traditional media literacy, what Africa’s information ecosystem is vulnerable to?

Africa Сase Studies

Examine the information warfare in Africa through the lens of South Africa, analyzing the narratives of migration, anticolonial sentiment and protest movements. Debunking “white‑farmer genocide” myth in US‑South Africa relations.

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