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The author wrote that Navi Pillay’s first words after learning she had won the Nobel Peace Prize were about delivering a report on Gaza that described the events there as genocide. Pillay was visiting the Nuremberg courtroom, which the author called a symbolic setting for the remark. https://t.co/whtdNFJXov #Gaza #Genocide #NobelPeacePrize #GZ #DE

Discover algebra through a coastal adventure on Vancouver Island. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0HM5FL7BD Chitakin aala nachual suwa! We are happy to see you! The Ants’ Treasure on Vancouver Island: Where the Paths Meet invites children and families in Nuu-chah-nulth communities to explore mathematics through story, pictures, and discovery. On a Pacific shoreline of pebbles, driftwood, and ocean waves, Mia and Alex follow two mysterious ant paths. With Mr. Numberwise as their guide, they discover how equations describe paths—and how their meeting point can reveal a treasure. Wooden staircases make slope visible. A treasure map introduces coordinates. Red and blue paths help children understand graphs and intersections. Young learners explore: • linear equations • slope and starting values • coordinates and graphing • intersections of straight lines The book combines colorful illustrations, step-by-step explanations, solved exercises, and practice worksheets. Its visual approach helps children connect mathematical symbols with ideas they can see. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, it can be enjoyed at home, in classrooms, or with an adult supporting a younger learner. An English-language mathematics adventure in a contemporary Nuu-chah-nulth setting. Follow the paths. Find their meeting point. Discover the mathematics behind the treasure. Chuu wey! Goodbye! #NuuChahNulth #NuuChahNulthLanguage #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #PacificCoast #BritishColumbia #Canada #CoastalLife #Ocean #Crabs #Octopus #Ants #TreasureHunt #Adventure #Kids #HappyKids #LearningThroughStories #VisualLearning #VisualAlgebra #MathMadeClear #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath #OceanFauna #MarineLife #VancouverFauna #PacificKids #MrNumberwise 20261007_0026_00(00)0 20261009_0834_70(17)1 20261012_0030_447(128)4 20261012_11250_561(179)5

Tanshi! Hello! Discover algebra through a treasure adventure at Batoche. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H4SGZ6PL The Ants’ Treasure at Batoche: Where the Paths Meet invites children and families in Métis communities to explore mathematics through story, pictures, and discovery. Paywiichaywin! Come with me! Join Mia and Alex near the South Saskatchewan River, where two mysterious ant paths lead to a mathematical surprise. With Mr. Numberwise as their guide, they discover how equations describe paths—and how their meeting point can reveal a treasure. Aen pchi shmayn—a small path—becomes the starting point for a big discovery. This English-language adventure brings visual mathematics into a contemporary Métis setting, with family connections, fiddle music, and details inspired by Métis beadwork and woven sashes. Staircases make slope visible. A treasure map introduces coordinates. Red and blue paths help children understand graphs and intersections. Young learners explore: • linear equations • slope and starting values • coordinates and graphing • intersections of straight lines Memorable visual explanations turn an equation into the recipe for a path, coordinates into the address of a point, and an intersection into the place where two path-stories meet. The book combines colorful illustrations, step-by-step explanations, solved exercises, and practice worksheets. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, it can be enjoyed at home, in classrooms, or with an adult supporting a younger learner. Shipwayhtaytaak! Let’s go! Follow the paths. Find their meeting point. Discover the mathematics behind the treasure. Miina kawaapamitin! See you again! #Michif #MichifLanguage #Métis #MétisCulture #Batoche #SouthSaskatchewanRiver #Saskatchewan #Canada #CanadianKids #IndigenousEducation #FiddleMusic #Beadwork #MétisSash #Ants #TreasureHunt #Adventure #Kids #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath #LearningThroughStories #VisualLearning #VisualAlgebra #MathMadeClear #MrNumberwise 20261007_0050 20261007_2343 #0271 20261009_0827 197(122)2 20261009_1835_214(216)2 20261012_0032_674(341)6 20261012_1255_789(463)7

The author said they had discussed with Minister Viktor Liashko how wartime healthcare had to adapt, including maintaining power supplies, rebuilding damaged facilities, supporting exhausted medical teams and sharing lessons from a health system under intense pressure. https://t.co/7vU6YXdqEG #Healthcare #Wartime #MedicalSupport #UA

A readable text, a subtitled video, a described image: five principles and concrete actions to make digital resources accessible. Digital accessibility in the service of the quality of learning Delphine Ducarme. Foreword: Yves Deville (p. 3). Louvain Learning Lab (LLL), UCLouvain (Belgium), "The Keys of LLL" collection Audio Capsules on Health Practices 🎙️🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKvkJIZAxE An illustrated Key from UCLouvain, written for higher education, with glossary, annotated examples and a ready-to-use mini-feedback survey. Analysis of Health Practices and link to source ℹ️➕ https://www.pratiquesensante.com/blog/pratiques-15/l-accessibilite-numerique-au-service-de-la-qualite-de-l-apprentissage-6236 The document presents itself as a set of concrete guidelines to improve the digital accessibility of teachings (p. 2). It proposes five principles with precise implementations (p. 10), a glossary of key concepts (p. 11), annotated examples for texts, videos and audios, images and Moodle (p. 12-17), as well as suggestions for checking resources and gathering feedback from students (p. 18-19). It is written for higher education; its use for prevention, training, or information resources involves transposition (analysis Health Practices). #️⃣ #pratiquesensante #DigitalAccessibility #UniversalDesign #Inclusion #Disability #AccessibleResources #OpenEducation #Pedagogy #pratiquesensante #AccessibilitéNumérique #ConceptionUniverselle #Inclusion #Handicap #SupportsAccessibles #ÉducationOuverte #Pédagogie (translated)

The e-learning platform of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, EAD-online.be, has suffered a cyberattack that potentially exposed the personal data of nearly 19,450 users and will remain closed until mid-October. #cyberattaque #sécuritéinformatique #FédérationWallonieBruxelles (translated)

Africa Daily Report — 5 October 2026 Main developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. Ethiopia — Federal forces take control of Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters took control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, after the Tigray People's Liberation Front said it had withdrawn and temporarily relocated the regional administration. The renewed fighting, which began on 23 September, is the most serious breakdown since the 2022 peace agreement and has revived concern about a wider Horn of Africa conflict, particularly after Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/government-forces-seize-capital-ethiopias-tigray-region-rebels-2026-10-04/ 2. Horn of Africa — Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan issue joint declaration The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in New Alamein on 4 October and called for peaceful political solutions to regional conflicts, respect for sovereignty and non-interference. The summit took place amid Ethiopia's renewed Tigray war and escalating diplomatic tensions with Eritrea. The four leaders also called for a political solution to Sudan's civil war. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/four-african-leaders-issue-joint-declaration-as-ethiopia-war-escalates 3. Sudan — WFP aid trucks attacked in South Kordofan Importance: 10/10 — Critical An aerial attack hit two clearly marked trucks carrying World Food Programme food supplies from Dilling to Kadugli, killing one driver. WFP called for a prompt and impartial investigation and stressed that humanitarian personnel and cargo must be protected. The incident followed another WFP truck striking an explosive device in Dilling one day earlier. Source: https://wfpusa.org/news/wfp-strongly-condemns-attack-trucks-south-kordofan/ 4. Sudan — 32 WFP aid trucks reportedly seized in North Darfur Importance: 10/10 — Critical A Darfur regional humanitarian official accused the Rapid Support Forces of continuing to hold 32 trucks from a WFP convoy carrying relief for famine-threatened communities in North Darfur. The official said a 60-truck convoy entered from Chad through Tina and that dozens of vehicles were diverted. The RSF had not immediately commented on the accusation. Source: https://sudantribune.com/article/319630 5. Kenya — Highway crash kills at least 17, mostly Catholic pilgrims Importance: 9/10 — Very High At least 17 people were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway in the Salama area. Most victims were Catholic pilgrims travelling to a prayer site in Nakuru County. Kenya's road-safety authority described the location as a known accident black spot and urged motorists to exercise additional caution. Source: https://apnews.com/article/d2f788a5ab157acec3b5caa3afd5330f 6. Somalia — 366 Shabelle River breach points raise flood risk Importance: 8/10 — High Somalia's Disaster Management Agency warned that the Shabelle River has breached or is vulnerable at 366 major high-risk points. Authorities say the condition of the river is making flood prevention more difficult, raising risks to low-lying communities, farmland, homes and infrastructure along the river system. Source: https://www.dawan.africa/news/shabelle-river-breaches-at-366-points-raising-flood-risk-sodma-warns 7. African Union — Leaders focus on continental integration and value-added production African leaders met in New Alamein for the 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting. A major economic theme was the need to move African economies from exporting raw materials toward processing and higher-value production, while improving regional integration and access to development finance. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa participated in his capacity as SADC chair. Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/africa-must-shift-from-raw-exports-to-value-added-products-sisi/ 8. Mozambique — Central bank holds benchmark interest rate at 9.25% Importance: 7/10 — High The Bank of Mozambique kept its MIMO policy rate at 9.25%, while also changing the reserve-requirement framework for banks. The central bank said its decision reflected prevailing risks to the inflation and macroeconomic outlook. Source: https://southafricatoday.net/africa-news/southern-africa/mozambique/mozambique-bank-of-mozambique-holds-interest-rate-at-9-25-percent/ 9. Nigeria — Telecom regulator launches free educational data pilot Importance: 7/10 — High Nigeria's Communications Commission has launched a pilot initiative giving eligible learners up to 100 MB of free daily data for approved educational platforms. The initial phase targets 5,000 learners and involves telecom operators and technology-sector partners. The programme is intended to test whether subsidised connectivity can measurably improve digital-learning access and outcomes. Source: https://brandspurng.com/2026/10/04/ncc-introduces-free-100mb-daily-data-for-mtn-airtel-and-glo-users-under-education-scheme/ 10. Eswatini — Laotian deportee released after more than a year in detention A Laotian national who had been deported from the United States to Eswatini and held there for more than a year has been released, according to Associated Press reporting. The case forms part of continuing scrutiny of arrangements under which migrants removed by the United States have been transferred to third countries in Africa. Source: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/immigrant-deported-us-held-african-prison-year-released-136989610 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #HornOfAfrica #Egypt #Eritrea #Somalia #Sudan #Diplomacy #RegionalCooperation #Sovereignty #NonInterference #AfricanUnion #AU #RegionalIntegration #ValueAddedProduction #Industrialisation #DevelopmentFinance #AfricanEconomy #Ethiopia #Tigray #Mekelle #TPLF #FederalForces #PretoriaPeaceAgreement #RegionalConflict #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg

Researchers proved AI has deleted every reason universities exist. Harvard University ran a controlled experiment pitting a custom AI against their own top-tier classrooms. And the results are going to collapse the higher education bubble. They took 194 undergraduates and split them up. One group learned physics in one of Harvard’s best hands-on, active-learning physical classrooms. Group work. Instructor support. The premium university experience. The other group went home and learned the exact same material with an AI tutor. The AI didn't just win. It embarrassed the institution. Students using the AI learned more than twice as much as the students in the elite Harvard classroom. They scored 30% higher on the final assessment. And they did it in less time. Let that sink in. A piece of software sitting on a laptop outperformed a world-class faculty in one of the most elite learning environments on Earth. Universities have always justified their exorbitant tuition with two things: access to elite knowledge and the physical classroom experience. This study just proved both of those moats are gone. When software can teach you complex physics twice as well as a $60,000-a-year institution, the math of higher education breaks permanently. The AI didn't just give the students answers. It used strict pedagogical guardrails. It guided. It questioned. It forced the students to do the cognitive work. It offered perfect, one-to-one tutoring, personalized to the exact moment a student misunderstood a concept. That level of attention is mathematically impossible to scale in a physical lecture hall. For a thousand years, the university was the only place to get a premium education. Now, it’s the bottleneck. If AI can double your learning speed for a fraction of the cost, what exactly are students taking on decades of debt to pay for? https://x.com/thesupermannx/status/2104519995292344521

Spain has showed this is the level required to win CONSISTENTLY (39 without a defeat). We are in a process that we started more than 30 years ago I feel England will have to keep learning to walk (insist with the idea and the path they have taken) before they can run (win) #Spain #Football #Consistency #ES #GB

Math Detectives: Alien Angles: The Radian Code Mystery by Mr. Numberwise www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHT5N6SC www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHT5N6SC Writing What if aliens didn’t use degrees… but radians? When a strange signal appears in the school cafeteria, Jim, Mia, and the mysterious talking ant discover something unbelievable: The message is written in a secret math language. Not degrees… but radians. To solve the mystery, they must: • Decode π, π/2, and 2π • Translate alien rotation commands • Use circles to crack hidden messages • Think like real mathematicians But someone is watching them… And this time, the puzzle is harder. Perfect for ages 10–14, this book turns math into an adventure: Story-based learning Step-by-step explanations Visual thinking 20 fun worksheets included Can YOU crack the alien code? Made Easy Series math mystery book for kids StorytellerUK2026 radians for kids easy explained learning angles pi radians children math detective story book summer adventure stories for kids 9-12 middle school math practice angles geometry stem learning kids problem solving #Amazon #MathMysteryBookForKids #StorytellerUK2026 #RadiansForKidsEasyExplained #LearningAnglesPiRadiansChildren #MathDetectiveStoryBook #SummerAdventureStoriesForKids_9_12 #MiddleSchoolMathPracticeAnglesGeometry #StemLearningKidsProblemSolving #Kids #GreenwichMeridian #Equator #PrimeMeridian #InternationalDateLine #NorthPole #SouthPole #CompassRose #WorldMap #LatitudeAndLongitude #GreatCircleRoute #ArcticCircle #AntarcticCircle #TropicOfCancer #TropicOfCapricorn #FerdinandMagellan #Magellan #JuanSebastiánElcano #JamesCook #MarcoPolo #IbnBattuta #Battuta #ZhengHe #VascoDaGama #DaGama #AmerigoVespucci #Vespucci #RoaldAmundsen #Amundsen #ErnestShackleton #Shackleton #DavidLivingstone #Livingstone #Sacagawea #0248 (=256) 20261006: 916(306)8 #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath

The Ants’ Treasure: Where the Paths Meet — English Edition www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXGNPD87 Visual Math Made Clear: Visually Explained Algebra Series Title Math Made Clear for Kids (Ages 9–12) The Ants’ Treasure: Where the Paths Meet is a visual math story that turns equations, graphs, and coordinates into an adventure children can actually see and understand. This is the English Edition. This book is also available in other language editions. When Mia and Alex discover two mysterious ant paths crossing the beach, they meet Mr. Numberwise — a quiet guide who shows them that math is not just numbers on a page, but stories, paths, patterns, and discoveries. Through ants, treasure maps, staircases, colorful paths, and exciting “Aha!” moments, children are introduced to: • linear equations • slope • coordinates • graphing • intersections and meeting points This book uses original visual models to make algebra easier to understand: • slope becomes a staircase • an equation becomes the recipe of a path • +b becomes the starting floor • coordinates become the address of a point • an intersection becomes the place where two different path-stories meet This book combines: ✔ story ✔ visual explanations ✔ solved exercises ✔ step-by-step learning ✔ drawings and graphs ✔ practice worksheets ✔ “Math Made Clear” style explanations ✔ memorable “Aha!” moments Instead of memorizing formulas, children begin to see how math moves. Perfect for curious learners, visual thinkers, homeschool families, classrooms, and children discovering algebra for the first time. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, this book can also help older students who find algebra difficult and need a clearer, more visual explanation. And honestly… many adults may finally understand slope better with this book too. A visual math story with solved exercises — designed to make algebra finally feel clear. #BeachVacation #MathAdventureForKids9_12 #GraphingAlgebra #CoordinateAlgebra #SlopeAlgebra #visually #explained #algebra #StorytellerUK2026 #SummerAdventure #StoriesForKids9_12 #VisualMath #0249 #AntsOnTheBeach #BrightonBeach #BournemouthBeach #BlackpoolBeach #FistralBeach #SandsendBeach #WhitbyBeach #RhossiliBay #BarafundleBay #TenbyNorthBeach #LlangennithBeach #OxwichBay #ManorbierBeach #SantaMonicaBeach #VeniceBeach #HuntingtonBeach #LagunaBeach #CoronadoBeach #SouthBeachMiami #ClearwaterBeach #SiestaKeyBeach #DaytonaBeach #CocoaBeach #WaikikiBeach #KaanapaliBeach #LanikaiBeach #Kids #TreasureIsland #AntTreasure #BeachAdventure #HiddenTreasure #TreasureHunt #TreasureMap #SecretBeach #IslandAdventure #LittleExplorers 20261006: 1491(591)13 #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath

Math Detectives: Alien Angles The Radian Code Mystery https://www.amazon.com/Math-Detectives-Angles-Radian-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0GHT5N6SC?ref_=saga_dp_bnx_dsk_dp Series Title Math Made Clear for Kids (Ages 10–14) Writing What if aliens didn’t use degrees… but radians? When a strange signal appears in the school cafeteria, Jim, Mia, and the mysterious talking ant discover something unbelievable: The message is written in a secret math language. Not degrees… but radians. To solve the mystery, they must: • Decode π, π/2, and 2π • Translate alien rotation commands • Use circles to crack hidden messages • Think like real mathematicians But someone is watching them… And this time, the puzzle is harder. Perfect for ages 10–14, this book turns math into an adventure: Story-based learning Step-by-step explanations Visual thinking 20 fun worksheets included Can YOU crack the alien code? Made Easy Series #MathMysteryBookForKids #StorytellerUK2026 #RadiansForKidsEasyExplained #LearningAnglesPiRadiansChildren #AnglesPiRadians #Radians #Pi #MathSetectiveStoryBook #SummerAdventureStoriesForKids10_14 #MiddleSchool #MathPractice #Geometry #Angles #AnglesGeometry #StemLearningKidsProblemSolving #StemLearningKids #ProblemSolving #KindleBooks #Children_s_eBooks #Education_Reference #Reference #Kids #20260924_0117 #0248 & #0256 20261006: 1032(271)9 #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath

The Missing Pizza Case Mr. Numberwise Investigates Fractions https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHMBZTWR Series Title Math Made Clear for Kids (Ages 9–12) Mr. Numberwise Investigates Fractions: The Missing Pizza Case My name is Mr. Numberwise. At least, that’s what Jim and Mia call me. I like puzzles, patterns, and numbers that look confusing… until you organize them the right way. But this week, something strange happened in the cafeteria. A pizza went missing. Not completely. Just a part of it. And that’s when things got interesting. With the help of a curious ant, we begin solving a mystery using fractions, angles, and clever thinking. This is not just a math book. It’s a story. A puzzle. A challenge. Inside this book, kids will: • Learn fractions in a fun, story-driven way • Discover how circles and angles (360°) connect to fractions • Solve mysteries using logic and math • Build confidence through real problem-solving Perfect for ages 9–12, this book turns math into an adventure. Because sometimes… the best way to understand numbers is to solve a mystery. #FractionsForKids #MathMysteryBook #LearningFractions #StorytellerUK2026 #summerAdventureStoriesForKids9_12 #ElementaryMathWorkbook #AnglesForKidsMath #FunMathPuzzlesForKids #MrNumberwise #English #20260923_2328 #0246 #Kids #PizzaMargherita #PizzaPepperoni #PizzaQuattroFormaggi #PizzaCapricciosa #PizzaMarinara #PizzaDiavola #PizzaHawaiian #PizzaVegetariana 20261006: 918(356)8 #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath

Aktywiści LGBT mówili, że idą po nasze dzieci, więc przyszli. "Opowiedziała się za edukacją seksualną i przyznała, że według niej niebinarność istnieje." "Fundacja "Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę", z którą długo współpracowała, jest związana z tematyką LGBT." "Przygotowuje filmy, webinary, scenariusze lekcji i kursy e-learningowe o różnorodności płciowej, seksualnej i relacyjnej osób LGBT+." #LGBT #EdukacjaSeksualna #Równość

What is college if knowledge, teaching, and advising are available from machines? One model has answers to many challenges that AI is posing today: residential education where students learn from each other to be bold, original, and uniquely human while living, eating and https://t.co/g8XxISz5ZF #AI #Education #Learning #Nospecificcountrycodesidentified.

Many people think that LLMs are limited by human training data, but pretraining is just establishing a common sense baseline. Most compute goes into reinforcement learning now, allowing models to move beyond the human level by exploring themselves, just as they did with Go. #LLMs #ReinforcementLearning #AIExploration #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresponseis: (Nocountrycodes)

Un nuovo modello di intelligenza artificiale sviluppato dalla Sapienza Università di Roma, soprannominato Dynamic Positive-Unlabeled learning, predice quali mammiferi potrebbero ospitare virus ancora sconosciuti, migliorando così la sorveglianza dei patogeni zoonotici. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Virus #Zoonosi

Mali – a war where some of the people fighting do not exist In Mali's war, an apparently simple question is becoming increasingly difficult to answer: who exactly is speaking to us? A real person? A rebel organisation? A Russian influence operation? A supporter of the military junta? Or somebody who has never existed at all? In September 2026, the Dakar-based Timbuktu Institute published Des algorithmes en guerre, a report examining the use of generative artificial intelligence by actors involved in the Malian conflict. Its researchers describe the country as a potential laboratory for AI-assisted information warfare. Separatist networks are deploying synthetic fighters on TikTok. Jihadist propagandists are experimenting with AI-generated imagery. Pro-government accounts are producing large quantities of content celebrating the Malian armed forces. Russia, meanwhile, operates the most developed influence infrastructure of all: pseudo-media outlets, inauthentic accounts, AI-generated text, images and video, and systems designed to artificially amplify their visibility. Artificial intelligence did not create Mali's conflict. The war has been under way since 2012, and its participants have always fought with propaganda as well as weapons. What AI has changed is the economics of that struggle. A new “witness”, commentator, fighter, poster or video can now be produced in minutes. For audiences watching from a phone, distinguishing between genuine documentation, propaganda and material created entirely by an algorithm is becoming progressively harder. Azzghim – the fighter who cannot be killed or interrogated The most striking case documented by the Timbuktu Institute involves accounts associated with supporters of the Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a Tuareg separatist movement fighting the authorities in Bamako. A figure called “Azzghim” appeared on TikTok. He looks like a Tuareg fighter and regularly features in videos attacking Mali's government and Russia's Africa Corps, commenting on the conflict and promoting the cause of Azawad. There is one problem: Azzghim does not exist. Analysis of the videos identified anomalies characteristic of generative AI, including unnatural body movements, visual inconsistencies, irregular colouring and problems with audio synchronisation. According to the Timbuktu Institute, Azzghim is a synthetic character being used as the digital face of a political narrative. The propaganda advantages are considerable. An organisation no longer needs to expose a real spokesman. A synthetic personality can be designed to look exactly as its creators require, speak the appropriate language and appeal to a particular audience. Different characters could potentially be created for younger viewers, traditional communities or different ethnic and social groups. There is another advantage: a synthetic spokesman cannot be arrested, identified or interrogated. Researchers also identified accounts amplifying the material. At the time of the study, TikTok account @tawri.n.azawad had around 207,000 followers and was almost entirely devoted to publishing or repackaging content involving Azzghim. Another account, @asnan831, used a similar synthetic teenage character. An important distinction is necessary. Researchers describe these profiles as belonging to supporters or individuals associated with the FLA. The available evidence does not establish that every account is part of an operation centrally directed by the Front's leadership. The information effect, however, remains significant: a digital community can be constructed around the Azawad cause in which some of the apparent participants may not be real people at all. The jihadists are learning too The picture is different for Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, the al-Qaeda-affiliated coalition that has become one of the most powerful armed groups in the Sahel. Its confirmed use of generative AI remains considerably less sophisticated. In June 2026, JNIM's Az-Zallaqa media apparatus published AI-generated posters promoting material about previous attacks. The images showed fighters in combat but contained familiar generative artefacts: buildings and vegetation merging unnaturally, blurred details and unnaturally smooth surfaces. More important than JNIM's current capabilities is what AI could add to an already sophisticated propaganda apparatus. The organisation already tailors communications to different audiences. UN reporting has documented its use of media channels for broader propaganda while other outlets increasingly distribute material in local languages, including Bambara. Generative AI could dramatically reduce the cost of this strategy, translating material into Fulfulde, Hausa, Zarma or Tamasheq, generating synthetic dubbing and producing multiple versions of the same message. The Timbuktu Institute also considers the future possibility of AI chatbots being used to personalise recruitment. That should not be presented as a capability JNIM has already demonstrated. At present, it is a risk scenario rather than a confirmed operation. Russia has the most sophisticated machine At the other end of the spectrum lies Russia's influence ecosystem. Here, AI is not an isolated experiment but another component of an infrastructure previously developed by Wagner-linked networks, Russian media operations and influence organisations operating across Africa. After Wagner's withdrawal from Mali in 2025, its military role was taken over by the Russian state-controlled Africa Corps. The information infrastructure evolved alongside it. Of particular importance is African Initiative, which presents itself as a news agency but has been identified by France's VIGINUM, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the European External Action Service as an important component of Russia's newer influence architecture in Africa. One of the most interesting elements of this ecosystem is a network researchers call AI-Freak. The operation uses generative AI to produce text, images and videos, places them on fake or apparently independent news websites and distributes them through inauthentic accounts. This is supplemented by so-called Black Hat SEO – techniques intended to artificially increase the visibility of content in search engines. Elements of this infrastructure have previously been identified by Meta and OpenAI. In 2024, OpenAI disrupted Russian accounts using ChatGPT to generate articles and comments in English, French and Russian. Some of the French-language content targeted audiences in West Africa. In a later iteration of the operation, AI models were also used to draft scripts for short videos praising the Russian Africa Corps, translate them into French and generate descriptions optimised for social media. This illustrates an important difference between the Russian approach and Azzghim. The separatist ecosystem uses AI primarily to manufacture convincing digital personalities. The Russian model increasingly resembles an industrial production line: text, image, video, pseudo-news website, distribution account, search optimisation and additional channels amplifying the narrative. The objective is not merely to convince someone of a single claim. It is to occupy as much of the information environment as possible with narratives advantageous to Moscow: Russia as an effective security partner, the West as a neo-colonial aggressor, France as a source of instability and Russian forces as defenders of African sovereignty. Yet VIGINUM also warns against equating technological sophistication with actual impact. Some Russian influence channels still attract relatively small audiences. A sophisticated operation is not automatically a successful one. The junta is building its own digital reality Mali's military authorities operate within the same contested information environment. Since breaking with France and moving closer to Moscow, Bamako has increasingly restricted independent media space while promoting a narrative built around restored sovereignty, military success and the benefits of its Russian partnership. The Timbuktu Institute highlights the TikTok account @6tm_officiel. At the time of the study, it had more than 436,000 followers and published substantial amounts of AI-generated material presenting Mali's armed forces, the FAMa, and the Africa Corps in a favourable light. One video concerning the battle for Kidal accumulated around 4.7 million views. Again, attribution requires care. Researchers describe the account as being operated by an individual based in Bamako; they do not provide evidence that it is officially managed by the Malian government. It is better understood as part of a wider pro-government information ecosystem in which the boundaries between state communications, supporters and co-ordinated propaganda can be difficult to establish. The Africa Center for Strategic Studies has previously identified the military regimes in Mali and Burkina Faso as important sources of disinformation campaigns in West Africa. Recurring narratives target France, the United Nations, ECOWAS, human-rights organisations and independent media, while presenting criticism of the authorities as part of a foreign conspiracy. Generative AI allows such narratives to be produced faster, more cheaply and in far more variations. Everyone is fighting over a different version of the same war What makes Mali particularly revealing is that multiple actors are using similar technology for very different objectives. FLA-linked networks need digital faces capable of humanising the Azawad cause and attacking Russia's presence. JNIM needs propaganda material and increasingly localised communications. The pro-government ecosystem seeks to portray Mali's armed forces as victorious and reinforce the junta's legitimacy. Russia possesses the broadest infrastructure, in which AI is merely one component of a larger system involving media outlets, websites, local partners, social-media profiles and technical amplification. The result is a war taking place simultaneously in two realities. In the first, soldiers and civilians are killed, towns change hands and the army, separatists and jihadists fight for territory. In the second, every side is trying to determine what the first reality will look like on a smartphone screen. Generative AI does not need to create a perfect deepfake to be effective. It merely needs to increase the number of competing versions of events until an ordinary viewer can no longer easily determine which one deserves to be trusted. That is why Mali matters. It is not showing us the future of information warfare. It is showing us its present. One TikTok video may feature a real soldier. Another may feature a propagandist. A third may feature a fighter who has never existed. And all three can tell completely different stories about the same war. Sources Timbuktu Institute – Des algorithmes en guerre: Comment l'IA générative rebat les cartes du conflit malien https://timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/toutes-l-actualites/item/1731-rapport-des-algorithmes-en-guerre-comment-l-ia-generative-rebat-les-cartes-du-conflit-malien AfricaNews/AFP – “Mali's information war is increasingly being shaped by AI” https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/09/malis-information-war-is-increasingly-being-shaped-by-ai/ OpenAI – research on Russia-origin influence activity and Operation Stop News https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-stop-news-2024/ VIGINUM / FCDO / EEAS – technical report on African Initiative and the AI-Freak network https://www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/Publications/20250612_TLP-CLEAR_VIGINUM_FCDO_EEAS_Technical_Report_African_Initiative_EN.pdf Africa Center for Strategic Studies – Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa https://africacenter.org/spotlight/mapping-a-surge-of-disinformation-in-africa/ Timbuktu Institute – analysis of AI use by JNIM https://timbuktu-institute.org/index.php/toutes-l-actualites/item/1735-artificial-intelligence-a-new-propaganda-lever-for-jnim-in-mali?print=1&tmpl=component #Disinformation #Mali #Sahel #Africa #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #AIPropaganda #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #Propaganda #Deepfakes #SyntheticMedia #Azawad #FLA #JNIM #AfricaCorps #Russia #RussianInfluence #TikTok #DigitalWarfare #MediaManipulation #WRLD

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