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• 07 Mar, 2026

I draw on evidence from wars in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan to argue that media coverage is not neutral but a tool of influence. Western reporting often dehumanises African combatants as "tribal militants" or "warlords," ignoring the roles of foreign interventions -- be it resource extraction or proxy battles. For instance, the Rwandan genocide's and the aftermath of the Congo conflicts were portrayed as endless ethnic strife, obscuring how Western powers fuelled the conflict through arms sales and mineral exploitation. Source: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/the-middle-east-crisis-echoes-from-africa-s-forgotten-battles-5382404