The escalating information war unfolding across Africa pits France against Russia in a high-stakes battle for influence. Sparked by Moscow’s 2018 intervention in the Central African Republic, this hybrid warfare strategy aims to undermine Paris’s historical ties in the region by swaying public opinion through carefully crafted narratives. Though France has only recently recognized the full scope of this tactic—previously observed in other global conflicts since 2014—it now responds with countermeasures to protect its standing.