{
  "id": 16421833,
  "title": "President Mahama sounds alarm over drones, digital warfare in Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/president-mahama-sounds-alarm-over-drones-digital-warfare-in-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:43:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/president-mahama-sounds-alarm-over-drones-digital-warfare-in-africa/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the increasing use of drones and digital communication platforms by armed groups in Africa, which he believes are transforming conflicts on the continent. In his 2026 Tana State of Peace and Security in Africa Report, Mahama highlighted commercial drones as a new security threat, using Sudan as an example of the potential devastation caused by their deployment. He also warned that extremist organizations were leveraging social media platforms like TikTok, WhatsApp and Telegram to target vulnerable young people and manipulate public opinion. Mahama emphasized the urgent need for African governments and regional institutions to enhance their digital security capabilities, arguing that traditional bureaucratic processes are insufficient to address the rapidly evolving digital security challenges. He called for stronger digital security measures and more effective responses to disinformation, online radicalization and technology-facilitated violence.",
  "summary": "By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has warned that the growing availability of commercial drones and the use of digital platforms by armed groups are changing the nature of conflicts in Africa. He said non-state armed groups and extremist organisations were increasingly exploiting inexpensive technology to conduct attacks, spread disinformation and […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama urges Africa to finance its own peace operations, curb illicit financial flows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mahama-urges-africa-to-finance-its-own-peace-operations-curb-illicit",
        "published": "2026-10-24T16:24:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Africa is not an empty chessboard for foreign powers – Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/africa-is-not-an-empty-chessboard-for-foreign-powers-mahama",
        "published": "2026-10-24T19:43:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}