Kremlin-backed TV channel woos Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa - Billboards and videos popping up in several African cities show 20th-century independence leaders and anti-colonial quotes as part of a drive to promote the Kremlin-backed outlet RT.

What they don't advertise is that the Russian outlet being promoted has been largely blocked in the West for being part of Putin's propaganda network and for pushing disinformation, including about the wa