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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa

Last updated: April 2026
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Narrative Volume Over Time
Top Strategic Intents
  • Sovereignty (France → Senegal) 1739
  • Electioninfluence (France → Senegal) 1044
  • Sovereignty (France → Côte d'Ivoire) 496
  • Electioninfluence (France → Côte d'Ivoire) 448
  • Economic (UAE → South Africa) 427

Recent Articles

Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day before they were set to lapse A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for Haitians enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, granting a last-minute reprieve to …

cbsnews.com • Feb 02, 2026 Read Full Article →
Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day before they were set to lapse A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for Haitians enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, granting a last-minute reprieve to …

cbsnews.com • Feb 02, 2026 Read Full Article →
BRICS has come a long way since Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

BRICS has come a long way since Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill thought it up in 2001. As of January, it now comprises ten countries: the original five of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and five new additions in Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, …

fortune.com • Jan 31, 2026 Read Full Article →
Reproductive rights groups are gearing up for the current Trump administration to …
Tone: Alarmist Intent: Socialfragility

Reproductive rights groups are gearing up for the current Trump administration to implement extensions to the current global gag rule — but this time, it may go even further than the usual dominance over reproductive rights. Also known as the “Mexico City Policy” and first …

salon.com • Jan 24, 2026 Read Full Article →
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom it called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations this past week, but court records paint a more complicated picture. Federal officials say more than 100 people have been …

bostonglobe.com • Jan 24, 2026 Read Full Article →
Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the 'worst of the …
Tone: Alarmist Intent: Socialfragility

Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the 'worst of the worst' in Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom it called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations this past week, but court records …

newsday.com • Jan 24, 2026 Read Full Article →
OAN Staff Cory Hawkins and Brooke Mallory 3:12 PM – Friday, January …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

OAN Staff Cory Hawkins and Brooke Mallory 3:12 PM – Friday, January 23, 2026 President Donald Trump renewed his call for a comprehensive criminal investigation into Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar in a series of posts on Truth Social on Thursday. On Truth Social, Trump …

oann.com • Jan 23, 2026 Read Full Article →
OAN Staff Cory Hawkins and Brooke Mallory 3:12 PM – Friday, January …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

OAN Staff Cory Hawkins and Brooke Mallory 3:12 PM – Friday, January 23, 2026 President Donald Trump renewed his call for a comprehensive criminal investigation into Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar in a series of posts on Truth Social on Thursday. On Truth Social, Trump …

oann.com • Jan 23, 2026 Read Full Article →
In Year 1 of his second term, President Donald J. Trump hasn’t …
Tone: Sensationalist Intent: Socialfragility

In Year 1 of his second term, President Donald J. Trump hasn’t wasted a second in putting America First. The laudable result: We are witnessing the greatest and most successful turnaround of foreign policy in American history. The president has now ended eight major conflicts …

nypost.com • Jan 21, 2026 Read Full Article →
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chinese lending to Africa nearly halved to …
Tone: Cynical Intent: Economic

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chinese lending to Africa nearly halved to $2.1 billion in 2024, the first annual decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country shifts to selective, strategic projects, according to data released on Wednesday by Boston University. The lending, which is …

reuters.com • Jan 21, 2026 Read Full Article →
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