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OCT 26, 05:15 PM
Debate Rages Over CIA Allegations of Controlling Afrobeats
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In short
While the CIA has historically funded cultural initiatives in Nigeria, claims of current CIA control over Afrobeats lack credible evidence, despite ongoing conspiracy theories.
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MoreBranches SEP 29, 04:53 PM Unread
The CIA Did Fund Nigerian Culture. The Afrobeats Conspiracy Still Doesn’t Add Up
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OkayAfrica Music OCT 26, 05:15 PM Unread
Op-Ed: Does the CIA Control Afrobeats? The belief in CIA takeover of Afrobeats, popularized recently by media platform The Spearhead, is the result of historical and contemporary anxieties that revive questions of authenticity and ownership that have trailed the genre since its late-2010s global success. music October 26, 2026
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