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Press briefs mentioned nearly 113 months of Macron's presidency and claimed that footage filmed on the same day in Place de la Bastille showed a mobilized youth being violently repressed, like many opponents who took to the streets in recent years. https://t.co/yT85HoVgB8 #France #Politique #Jeunesse (translated)

Ultimora.net - POLITICS reported that the Chamber had definitively approved the new electoral law with 227 votes in favor and 164 against, in a secret ballot, and that the text, already approved by the Senate, had become law. According to reports, the system provided for a proportional structure with a governability bonus: 70 seats in the Chamber and 35 in the Senate for the list or coalition that exceeded 42% in both Chambers, with a limit of 220 and 113 seats respectively. If the threshold was not reached or the results were different between the two Chambers, pure proportionality would apply. The author added that preferences would return after the blocked first candidate, that it would be mandatory to indicate the prime minister candidate, and that the thresholds would be 3% for lists and 10% for coalitions. It was also reported that voting from abroad would become stable for those who had been domiciled elsewhere for at least nine months for study, work, or health. #LeggeElettorale #Politica #Italia (translated)

Ultimora.net highlighted the main contents of the Stabilicum and reported that the following day the Chamber would vote definitively on the law, by secret ballot. In the case of rejection, Giorgia Meloni intended to call early elections, according to the site. The proposal envisaged a proportional system with a majority premium of 70 seats in the Chamber and 35 in the Senate, up to a maximum of 220 deputies and 113 senators. The premium would kick in with at least 42% of the votes in both Chambers; below that threshold, seats would be allocated proportionally. Uninominal constituencies would be eliminated, except for those in South Tyrol and Aosta Valley. Each list would have a blocked leader and six other candidates, with the possibility of expressing up to three preferences while respecting gender alternation. Ultimora.net indicated barriers of 3% for lists and 10% for coalitions, with the retrieval of the list with the most votes among those below 3%. Parties and coalitions would also have to indicate a candidate for prime minister, whose name would not appear on the ballot. The proposal would reduce the geographical divisions for voting by Italians abroad in the Chamber from four to two — Europe and the rest of the world — and to one in the Senate. For those living away from home, the site wrote, voting at the place of temporary residence would be possible after at least nine months, or three for those undergoing treatment, provided they registered with a list within 30 days of meeting the requirements and at least 45 days before the elections. This option would be extended to caregivers of family members hospitalized outside their region of residence. Finally, for parties without parliamentary representation, the minimum number of signatures required would rise from 1,500 to 6,000 per constituency; for Italians abroad, between 500 and 1,000 would be needed. Electronic collection of signatures would not be permitted, according to Ultimora.net. #LeggeElettorale #Elezioni #Italia (translated)

Nigeria – how pro-Russian influence networks sell military rule as the answer When Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to protest soaring living costs and frustration with government, some demonstrations acquired an unexpected symbol: the Russian flag. In Kano, Kaduna and other northern cities, protesters were filmed carrying Russian colours and calling for Moscow’s intervention. Some demanded a military takeover. What initially looked like an unusual expression of anger has since become part of a much larger picture. A September 2026 assessment by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies describes Nigeria as a major target of overlapping foreign information operations, with Russia the most active external actor in its information space. The report does not identify a single centrally controlled campaign. Instead, it maps an ecosystem in which genuine dissatisfaction over insecurity, corruption and living standards is repeatedly redirected towards a broader proposition: democratic government has failed, while the military-led regimes of the Sahel offer a more effective alternative. Turning a real protest into a pro-Russian message The clearest example emerged during the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Nigerian investigative reporting found that a Kano-based TikTok influencer with more than 100,000 followers had been paid through a Telegram channel associated with African Initiative, a Moscow-based media operation linked by researchers to Russian influence activity in Africa. The influencer said the channel supplied photographs, videos and talking points for redistribution on TikTok and Instagram. Among the messages provided were phrases such as “Putin please come and save Nigeria” and “The army is the answer for Nigeria”. Influencers were encouraged to use Hausa-language hashtags including #Zangazanga – “protest” – alongside references to Putin and Russia. Investigators identified 38 accounts circulating similar pro-Russian and pro-military narratives during the demonstrations. Russian flags subsequently appeared among protesters in several northern cities. This does not mean the protests themselves were created by Russia. They were driven by genuine economic and political grievances, and Nigerian protesters gave different reasons for carrying Russian flags. The important feature of the influence activity was precisely that it did not need to manufacture the original anger. It could attach a geopolitical message to an existing domestic crisis. From frustration to the idea of military government The narrative fits a wider pattern seen across West Africa. Russia has developed close relations with the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, while pro-Russian media ecosystems routinely portray those states as examples of sovereignty, stability and resistance to Western influence. Nigeria, by contrast, has remained under constitutional civilian government since 1999. Africa Center researchers say information networks targeting Nigerians increasingly contrast these two models. Recurring messages depict elections as wasteful or predetermined, civilian institutions as incapable of protecting citizens and military governments as more decisive on security and development. Some content portrays the Sahelian juntas as delivering better roads, lower prices and stronger security even where available evidence points to continuing or worsening instability. Language is central to the strategy. Hausa is spoken across northern Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, allowing political narratives to travel across borders that are far less important online than they are on maps. HumAngle documented efforts involving Nigerien state-linked actors to cultivate Hausa-speaking journalists and distribute material favourable to Niger’s junta and hostile to France and Western influence. The Russian and Sahelian-junta information ecosystems are not identical, but their narratives frequently reinforce one another. Fake journalists inside real Nigerian media The campaign environment extends beyond social media. A 2026 investigation by Graphika and Code for Africa identified 44 ghost reporters and fake experts whose identities were used to place Russia-aligned narratives in African media. Thirty-eight were assessed with high confidence to be fabricated. Their articles or quotations appeared across 138 websites and were amplified by at least 113 Facebook accounts and Pages. Nigeria was one of the most heavily targeted countries. According to the Africa Center’s analysis of the research, Daily Post Nigeria carried 39 articles involving 14 identified ghost authors. Once published by a genuine Nigerian outlet, such material could then be cited by other websites, social-media accounts or even Russian official channels as though it had originated independently in Africa. This is information laundering rather than simple propaganda: the most valuable asset being borrowed is the credibility of the local newsroom. Generative AI added another layer. OpenAI and Meta separately disrupted a Russia-origin network that produced Africa-focused political content and operated Facebook Pages posing as local media organisations. One fabricated commentator, “Dr Manuel Godsin”, was presented as a European-trained geopolitical expert although investigators found no evidence supporting his academic biography. ChatGPT had been used to generate articles under the persona’s name, while Meta removed 37 Facebook accounts and 29 Pages connected to the broader network. Different networks, similar strategic direction It would be misleading to merge all these activities into a single Russian command structure. The African Initiative-linked influencer campaign, the ghost-reporter network and the AI-enabled operation disrupted by OpenAI and Meta were uncovered separately and used different infrastructure. Public evidence does not demonstrate that every actor reported to the same organisation. What connects them is a recurring set of themes and methods: portraying Western partnerships as exploitative, presenting Russia as an alternative security partner, amplifying failures of civilian government, and giving military-led rule greater legitimacy. Investigative reporting on leaked Russian documents has meanwhile described a much wider influence apparatus operating across Africa, involving political consultants, paid journalists, influencers and locally tailored campaigns intended to reduce Western influence and expand Moscow’s position. The underlying technique is less about inventing dissatisfaction than redirecting it. Nigeria faces real security threats, economic pressure and public frustration. Influence operators do not need to persuade Nigerians that those problems exist. They need only influence the explanation for why they exist – and which political model appears to offer the answer. That is what makes the Nigerian case significant. The most effective propaganda does not necessarily introduce a completely false reality. It takes a real crisis and changes where the audience is encouraged to look for the solution. Sources Africa Center for Strategic Studies — The Raging Information Battle in Nigeria https://africacenter.org/spotlight/the-raging-information-battle-in-nigeria/ Graphika — Umbrae Ex Machina https://www.graphika.com/reports/umbrae-ex-machina OpenAI — Operation “No Bell” https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-no-bell/ TheCable — Ghost reporters in African media https://www.thecable.ng/ghost-reporters-how-fabricated-african-voices-carried-pro-russia-narratives/ HumAngle — Nigeria Is Facing an Information War in Its Own Language https://www.humanglemedia.com/nigeria-is-facing-an-information-war-in-its-own-language DAIDAC / CJID — Russian influence during #EndBadGovernance https://daidac.thecjid.org/how-telegram-tiktok-aided-russian-disinformation-that-led-to-incarceration-of-nigerian-minors/ FactCheckHub — How Nigeria’s hunger protest took a radical turn https://factcheckhub.com/from-economic-protests-to-coup-agitation-how-nigerias-hunger-march-took-a-radical-turn/ News24 — Fake Kremlin-linked analyst planted stories in African media https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media-20260318-0560 Vanguard — AI ‘expert’ exposed https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media/ Africa Confidential — How Moscow wages social media war https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15961/how-moscow-wages-social-media-war Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode15 #Nigeria #Russia #RussianInfluence #RussianDisinformation #Africa #WestAfrica #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #ForeignInterference #FIMI #Propaganda #MilitaryRule #MilitaryGovernment #Democracy #PoliticalManipulation #NarrativeManipulation #AfricanInitiative #EndBadGovernance #Hausa #LocalInfluencers #GhostReporters #FakeExperts #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIPersonas #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Astroturfing #SocialMediaManipulation #Telegram #TikTok #DigitalInfluence #SourceLaundering #NarrativeLaundering #MediaManipulation #Sahel #Geopolitics #OSINT #WRLD

Chrzanik wrote that Dawid Kacprzyk was to hear charges that day at the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. He added that the prosecutor's office would provide more information the next day during a press conference scheduled for around 3 PM, and noted that 113 days had passed. https://t.co/0QWpi8MbEt #Warszawa #prokuratura #wiadomości (translated)

The author of the post stated that according to Allianz's estimates, this year's heat waves cost Europe 113 billion euros, which is about 0.46% of the projected GDP of 30 countries. The largest losses were said to have been suffered by Italy (27.8 billion euros), Germany (25 billion), and France (20.1 billion), with five countries accounting for 81% of the costs. He added that Allianz had also warned. #upały #ekonomia #Europa #IT #DE #FR #EU (translated)

UpdateCharts called "Lost in Lust" by Pabllo Vittar the "biggest drag in the world" and stated that the song was appearing on Apple Music charts in nine countries: Brazil, in 1st place, with a rise of 61 positions; Cape Verde, at 44th; Uruguay, at 61st; Ireland, at 113th; Bolivia, at 122nd; Luxembourg, at 132nd; Chile, at 145th; Panama, at 164th; and Argentina, at 175th. The publication marked the positions in eight countries as new. #PablloVittar #LostInLust #MúsicaBrasileira (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella reported that, during the last 24 hours, 61 people had been captured and another 3 had surrendered. According to his report, authorities seized 2,860 kilos of cocaine, including 862 in Valencia, Spain, in a container coming from Buenaventura, and affected 3 drug processing laboratories. He also said that 11 members of the Gulf Clan were captured in Antioquia and Chocó, and 18 members of the gangs "El Mesa" and "La Miel" in Antioquia. He added that 4 illegal mining production units, 2 dredges, and 6 engines had been affected. According to De La Espriella, since August 7, the total had risen to 29,206 captures, 113,607 kilos of narcotics seized, and 3,096 firearms taken out of circulation. He stated that his order was to pursue criminals, cut off their sources of funding, and protect Colombians, asserting that the offensive would continue. He also closed his message with patriotic and religious expressions. #Narcotráfico #Seguridad #Colombia (translated)

❗️ FIVE SEASONS OF NIKOLA GRBIC AS THE COACH OF THE POLAND TEAM. ✅️ ❓️ WHO PLAYED THE MOST OFFICIAL MATCHES: 📊: Kamil Semeniuk: 88 - official matches played 74% - official matches played 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 81 - matches played 68% - matches played 📊: Jakub Kochanowski: 77 - matches played 65% - matches played ❓️ WHO SCORED THE MOST POINTS IN OFFICIAL MATCHES: 📊: Wilfredo Leon: 845 - points scored 📊: Kamil Semeniuk: 718 - points scored 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 699 - points scored ❓️ WHO SCORED THE MOST ACES IN OFFICIAL MATCHES: 📊: Wilfredo Leon: 113 - service aces 📊: Jakub Kochanowski: 70 - service aces 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 63 - service aces ❓️ WHO MADE THE MOST BLOCKS IN OFFICIAL MATCHES: 📊: Jakub Kochanowski: 133 - point blocks 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 96 - point blocks 📊: Norbert Huber: 75 - point blocks ❓️ WHO RECORDED THE MOST DEFENSES IN OFFICIAL MATCHES: 📊: Jakub Popiwczak: 269 - defenses recorded 📊: Paweł Zatorski: 256 - defenses recorded 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 223 - defenses recorded ❓️ WHO RECEIVED THE MOST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: 📊: Wilfredo Leon: 5 - individual awards 📊: Jakub Kochanowski: 5 - individual awards 📊: Paweł Zatorski: 3 - individual awards ❓️ RECORDS IN A SINGLE OFFICIAL MATCH DURING NIKOLA GRBIC'S TENURE: 📊: Wilfredo Leon: 30 - points scored in one match. 📊: Mateusz Bieniek: 7 - service aces in one match. 📊: Jakub Nowak: 7 - point blocks in one match. 📊: Tomasz Fornal: 15 - defenses recorded in one match. Photo: PZPS. Graphics: own. #gangłysego #gangłysego #siatkówka #Polska #sport (translated)

Outre la violence, les menaces et provocations policières à l’encontre des lycéens ce matin à Argenteuil, j’ai constaté le non-respect des dispositions réglementaires prévues par l’article 113-20 de l’arrêté du 6 juin 2006 portant règlement général d'emploi de la police nationale. Il prévoit que « lors d'opérations de police, à défaut d'être revêtus de leur tenue d'uniforme, les fonctionnaires de police doivent être porteurs, de façon visible, de l'un des moyens matériels d'identification dont ils sont dotés. » @Prefet95 #Police #Lycéens #DroitsHumains

Uma pizza de R$ 102 pode virar R$ 113 parcelada. A pizza acaba naquela noite. A conta fica por seis meses. É assim que os juros pesam no bolso de quem trabalha. Com @flaviobolsonaro, a proposta é colocar as contas do país em ordem e buscar uma economia com juros menores. O brasileiro precisa voltar a sonhar! 🇧🇷 #economia #juros #Brasil

Este fue uno de los primeros dos análisis que subí (se ganó por cierto), tuve 9 likes, tenía 113 seguidores y muchos de ellos estaban solo porque yo los seguí primero, tres años después me sigue un campeón de Super Bowl y algunas personas del medio en la NFL. Solo puedo agradecer #NFL #Agradecido #CrecimientoPersonal

🟦 Česko v OSN hlasuje víc s 🇷🇺Ruskem (58 %) než s 🇺🇸USA (18 %)? Jednoduchá čísla klamou. 🇺🇸USA byly proti v 107 ze 113 téměř jednomyslných hlasování. Když se státy opravdu přou, je to naopak: stejně jako 🇺🇸USA hlasovalo 🇨🇿Česko ve 45 %, jako 🇷🇺Rusko v 17 %. https://t.co/1MbwbTftDW #Česko #OSN #Hlasování #CZ #RU #US

🎬 Velkofilm o Josefu Bicanovi Před 113 lety se narodil. Teď jeho příběh míří na filmové plátno. Začínají přípravy celovečerního filmu o Josefu „Pepim“ Bicanovi, výjimečném hráči a jedné z největších legend světového fotbalu. Film bude režírovat Jakub Červenka. Projekt zároveň získal podporu vývoje ze Státního fondu audiovize a od samého začátku jej podporuje také SK Slavia Praha. ❤️🤍 #JosefBican #fotbal #film