Wagner's disinformation network across Africa: France denies asylum to insider turned whistleblower

France 24 reports on a striking contradiction in French asylum policy. Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was a former participant in Russia's disinformation campaign targeting the Central African Republic. After turning whistleblower, his testimony helped expose the Wagner-linked disinformation network's operations across Africa. French authorities, with reported support from the presidency, evacuated him and his family due to the immediate danger he faced. But France subsequently rejected his asylum application, leaving his status uncertain despite the very government intervention that initially saved his life.

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