On September 11, 2024, a social networking app was launched at the University of Nairobi, which now appears to be an extension of Russia's covert influences in African countries.
The marketers of the app said the new service, going by the name AFree was designed for the African market, featuring instant messaging, calling, video calling, and video conferencing.
Majority of attendees at the event had no reason to be suspicious even though the said Chief Executive Officer of the Afree entity that was bringing the app to Nairobi, Baktibek Batyrkanov addressed them from outside the country through a video-link.
He said the coming of a new app on the Kenyan social networking market was going to fill gaps in the country's communications services that are caused by low internet coverage adding that the app had intuitive interface for users with lower literacy levels.
