In these three international locations, Russian affect brokers engaged in covert operations throughout election campaigns between 2019 and 2025, in accordance to an information leak reviewed by Forbidden Tales and its companions. In Johannesburg, secret conferences had been held between specialists from ‘The Firm’, a community run by Russia’s International Intelligence Service, and leaders of the ANC. In Madagascar, the operatives supported after which tried to isolate President Rajoelina. By smear campaigns towards the opposition and fabricated paperwork, they actively supported candidates deemed pro-Russian. That is the fourth article within the Propaganda Machine sequence.
FORBIDDEN STORIES: Mbalula's covert conferences and manoeuvres of Russian affect brokers in SA, Namibia and Madagascar
