The Raging Information Battle in Nigeria – Africa Center

OpenAI and Meta disrupted a Russia-origin influence network that targeted Nigeria and other African countries, according to a spotlight published by the Africa Center under the title 'The Raging Information Battle in Nigeria.' The network used generative AI to create and provide content for fake personas and coordinated social-media assets. The article describes the activity as part of a broader information battle centred on Nigeria, and does not give a date for the disruption. No individual, organisation or state body is named in the account as directing the network.

The article singles out one fictitious commentator, 'Dr. Manuel Godsin,' who was built from a stolen photograph and fabricated European academic credentials. AI was used to generate geopolitical commentary attributed to the persona for placement in African outlets. The account says AI also produced content for the network's other fake personas and coordinated social-media assets. The article does not state when the disruption took place or how many accounts were removed.

OpenAI and Meta are named as the companies that disrupted the network. The Africa Center's spotlight frames the activity as a 'raging' information battle in Nigeria. No figures for the number of accounts, posts or outlets involved appear in the account. The article identifies the network as Russia-origin but does not name the people or organisation behind it. The account does not specify how the disruption was carried out.