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Today, the industry in media, communication and journalism has seen a big growth in the use of social media during wars like, Russian Ukraine war as well as the new war in Sudan. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shell-shocked the world. A particular threat of social media is that propaganda campaigns can reach online exposure at an unprecedented scale. It is a fact to consider how social media has been weaponized, both before and during the hostilities. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as the first full-blown “social media war” (Suciu, 2022). It also charts new territory in other ways because of the digital transformation: it is the first full-blown cyber war and the first hacker war featuring both state and non-state actors attacking the information infrastructures of the combatants (Conger and Satariano, 2022). While social media has become a means of shaping public perceptions of the war, in reality, it is not the most reliable source for news, especially during times of war when it can become an effective vehicle for disseminating false information. Social media has generated a wealth of propaganda and disinformation surrounding the Russia-Ukraine War and has become a veritable information battleground as both countries use social media to discredit each other and influence global opinion. More people, especially youth, are using social media to access what they perceive to be more reliable news. Social media is also easier and faster to access and most importantly, users place a high value on its interactivity. The whole world now is watching how the African media industry and youth will use social media platforms to access as well as view the war in Sudan. This includes our contributors, academics and research within the Journal of African