Why ‘pan-Africanist’ influencers pushed the rumours

Chiagozie Nwonwu, Mungai Ngige & Olaronke Alo

BBC Global Disinformation Unit

AFP/Getty Images Activists and opposition supporters lift their hands and shout during a protest in front of a courthouse in Abidjan on 2 April 2025 as a hearing was being held regarding the legitimacy of some party leaders, just months before the presidential election. AFP/Getty Images

There have been real protests in Ivory Coast about upcoming elections, but in May the country was hit with false claims about a coup

In May, Mafalda…

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