# Anthropic Report: Russia's AI Disinformation in Africa

> US company Anthropic reveals Russia uses AI to spread pro-Russian propaganda across Central African Republic and other African nations.
- Title: Anthropic Report: Russia's AI Disinformation in Africa · Dw
- Summary: US company Anthropic reveals Russia uses AI to spread pro-Russian propaganda across Central African Republic and other African nations. Anthropic's report…
- Keywords: anthropic, central african republic, russia, disinformation, wagner group, drc, kenya, sudan, mali, news, world, Report
- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/anthropic-report-is-russia-using-ai-for-disinformation-in-the-central-african-republic-and-elsewhere/a-79476947?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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- Topics: anthropic, central african republic, russia, ai, disinformation, wagner group, drc, kenya, sudan, mali, news, world
## Russian agents use AI in Central African Republic
A report by US company Anthropic claims russian agents deliberately used the ai assistant claude to promote pro-russian influence in bangui, the capital of the central african republic.

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## Claude creates pro-russian propaganda
Anthropic says claude was used to produce content broadcast by radio lengo songo, a radio station funded by russia according to all eyes on wagner.
## Opposition faces surveillance and disinformation
opposition figures were portrayed as armed militants by claude to provoke security forces, though anthropic says claude refused the request.
## Government targets opposition through disinformation
opposition leader martin ziguele said the government has been using disinformation to link opposition to foreign groups since 2020.
## Russia denies disinformation claims
russian representative dmitri sytyi called the report vague allegations without evidence or precision.
## AI disinformation in other african countries
anthropic found ai was used in drc to create 318 articles across 70 fake news sites, in kenya to generate 50 messages at a time, in sudan for un witness statements, and in mali to monitor 25 million sim cards.
## Anthropic shut down ai operations
anthropic uncovered and shut down all ai disinformation operations between december 2025 and august 2026 by deleting accounts and strengthening detection systems.
## Key takeaway

Anthropic's report details how Russian agents used AI to monitor opposition in Central African Republic and create disinformation campaigns in DRC, Kenya, Sudan, and Mali.