US and China Escalate Propaganda Battle for Africa's Youth

The United States and China are intensifying their propaganda battle in Africa, targeting the continent's youthful and tech-savvy population. Both countries are using their media outlets to paint each other as exploitative actors. A recent US military publication accused Chinese fishing trawlers of depleting Guinea-Bissau's marine resources, framing this as part of a broader pattern of economic exploitation by Beijing. Meanwhile, Chinese state media focused on Western legacies of slavery and col