Last Sunday, the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger quit West African economic union ECOWAS. It’s a major blow to the regional integration project and a rebuke to Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to interfere in France’s former colonies.
When Israeli businessmen Royi Burstien and Lior Chorev touched down in the busy capital of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, they had an urgent message for the country's embattled ruler. The Israelis - one a veteran political operative and the other a former army intelligence officer - had been hired with the mission of keeping the government of President Roch Marc Kaboré in power. Their company, Percepto International, was a pioneer in what's known as the disinformation-for-hire business
The Washington Post tells the story of a veteran political operative and a former army intelligence officer hired to help keep in power the president of the west African nation Burkina Faso:
Their company, Percepto International, was a pioneer in what s known as the disinformation-for-hire busines.
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