Israeli firm sought to discredit ICRC in Burkina

Israeli firm sought to discredit ICRC in Burkina - report

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 18, 2023 12:06 am

Paris, France: An Israeli firm in 2020 sought to discredit the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burkina Faso, presumably at the request of the Burkinabe government, investigative journalists said Thursday (Friday in Manila).

The report -- by a consortium of journalists led by a French non-profit, Forbidden Stories -- appears to add to a growing body of evidence that shadowy private firms worldwide are using hacking and social media to manipulate public opinion.

In this file photo taken on Sept. 10, 2021 Niger's soldiers stand guard and patrol near the construction site of the first dam that the country builds on the Niger river near the village of Kandadji, in the western region of the three borders(Niger-Mali-Burkina Faso), one of the most affected zone in Sahel by jihadist attacks. AFP PHOTO

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