Justin Yarga
@yarga.bsky.social
Journalist. Based in Gothenburg (Sweden). www.justinyarga.net
Recommending this interesting blog, if you are interested in what is going on in West Africa, and OSINT-based investigations: fabsenbln.substack.com?r=lph00&utm_...
West Africa Watch | fabsenbln | Substack
A blog about Aviation, Politics, Military, Terrorism, and more in West Africa. Click to read West Africa Watch, by fabsenbln, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
fabsenbln.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Recommending this interesting blog, if you are interested in what is going on in West Africa, and OSINT-based investigations: fabsenbln.substack.com?r=lph00&utm_...
Excited to see our investigative piece featured in Expo coming issue. “Nya Dagbladets nya kläder: Så får den svenska högerextrema sajten internationell spridning”
October 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Excited to see our investigative piece featured in Expo coming issue. “Nya Dagbladets nya kläder: Så får den svenska högerextrema sajten internationell spridning”
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Human rights activist Oleg Orlov was arrested after he called Russia a totalitarian and fascist country. In interview to Barents Observer, he says he fears Russia is heading towards a return to death penalty. And he urges European countries to support Ukraine in the war
“Somewhere deep in his mind, comrade Putin compares himself to Stalin”
Human rights activist Oleg Orlov was arrested after he called Russia a totalitarian and fascist country. He fears that Russia is heading towards the return of the death penalty and urges European offi...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Human rights activist Oleg Orlov was arrested after he called Russia a totalitarian and fascist country. In interview to Barents Observer, he says he fears Russia is heading towards a return to death penalty. And he urges European countries to support Ukraine in the war
A great investigative piece by @reuters.com: Thousands of troops, millions of shells – Inside North Korea’s vast operation to help Russia’s war on Ukraine #OSINT
May 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A great investigative piece by @reuters.com: Thousands of troops, millions of shells – Inside North Korea’s vast operation to help Russia’s war on Ukraine #OSINT
Excellent article by Nate Allen from the @AfricaACSS. “Military Drone Proliferation Marks Destabilizing Shift in Africa’s Armed Conflicts” africacenter.org/spotlight/dr...
Military Drone Proliferation Marks Destabilizing Shift in Africa’s Armed Conflicts – Africa Center
A revolution in unmanned drone systems is reshaping the dynamics of Africa’s conflicts, providing militaries tactical advantages but also risks.
africacenter.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Excellent article by Nate Allen from the @AfricaACSS. “Military Drone Proliferation Marks Destabilizing Shift in Africa’s Armed Conflicts” africacenter.org/spotlight/dr...
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Sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker "Unity" has drifted for a week outside Norway's far northern Varanger Peninsula. "It is not a question of if, but when, an accident will happen along our coast," says Frode Pleym, leader of Greenpeace Norway
“Sooner or later an accident will happen”
A sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker has drifted for a week outside Norway's far northern Varanger Peninsula. 'It is not a question of if, but when, an accident will happen along our coast,' says Frod...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker "Unity" has drifted for a week outside Norway's far northern Varanger Peninsula. "It is not a question of if, but when, an accident will happen along our coast," says Frode Pleym, leader of Greenpeace Norway
One of the effects of pro-Russian disinformation campaigns is now being felt in Gen AI. Some AI tools have been fed with fake news from these campaigns. www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
Une importante campagne de désinformation russe contre la France a pu « empoisonner » des outils d’IA
L’organisation NewsGuard a dévoilé jeudi l’existence d’une opération de désinformation qui est parvenue, chose rare, à atteindre une importante audience. Son étude montre également que des chatbots ré...
www.lemonde.fr
April 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of the effects of pro-Russian disinformation campaigns is now being felt in Gen AI. Some AI tools have been fed with fake news from these campaigns. www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
Russia uses stolen identities of dead Africans to spread propaganda, investigation reveals tvpworld.com/85991346/rus...
Russia uses IDs of dead Africans to spread propaganda, investigation finds
Stolen identities were used to write pro-Russian articles in Africa.
tvpworld.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Russia uses stolen identities of dead Africans to spread propaganda, investigation reveals tvpworld.com/85991346/rus...
#Burkina Faso. “Since taking power in a 2022 coup, military authorities have systematically cracked down on the media, the political opposition, and peaceful dissent, both outside and inside the country”. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Burkina Faso’s Relentless Crackdown on Dissent, Media
“I rose through the ranks!” joked Maixent Somé, an exiled Burkinabè activist and critic of the country's military junta on X yesterday, after learning that his name appears on a list of wanted terrori...
www.hrw.org
April 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
#Burkina Faso. “Since taking power in a 2022 coup, military authorities have systematically cracked down on the media, the political opposition, and peaceful dissent, both outside and inside the country”. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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In this episode of Backlight, Beatriz and Tessa speak to two reporters from the investigation - @yarga.bsky.social who led on the Sweden story and @jusbraun.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In this episode of Backlight, Beatriz and Tessa speak to two reporters from the investigation - @yarga.bsky.social who led on the Sweden story and @jusbraun.bsky.social
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Au Burkina Faso, une enquête ouverte après des appels à « l’extermination » de Peuls
Au Burkina Faso, une enquête ouverte après des appels à « l’extermination » de Peuls
Cette communauté, cible de massacres la semaine dernière à Solenzo, est souvent stigmatisée, accusée de composer le gros des rangs des groupes djihadistes qui endeuillent le Sahel.
www.lemonde.fr
March 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Au Burkina Faso, une enquête ouverte après des appels à « l’extermination » de Peuls
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A masterful report by @aljazeera.com on the avatars of Prigozhin’s Project Lakhta, these fake military experts who sign pro-Russian articles for payment in African media. This is the case of Grégoire Dongobada, an avatar that actually uses the photo of a Central African football referee died in 2020
REVEALED: Russia's use of non-existing journalists/experts in francophone Africa as part of an influence campaign.
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
March 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A masterful report by @aljazeera.com on the avatars of Prigozhin’s Project Lakhta, these fake military experts who sign pro-Russian articles for payment in African media. This is the case of Grégoire Dongobada, an avatar that actually uses the photo of a Central African football referee died in 2020
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Dongobada was notably used during the case of the fake mass grave in Gossi, Mali, which aimed to blame France for war crimes committed by the Wagner Group.
archive.ph/GTHdp
archive.ph/GTHdp
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dongobada was notably used during the case of the fake mass grave in Gossi, Mali, which aimed to blame France for war crimes committed by the Wagner Group.
archive.ph/GTHdp
archive.ph/GTHdp
Excited to see that this investigation we worked on is release today! It such an indescribable experience and honour to work with @yarnoritzen.com and the team at AJI Unit.
REVEALED: Russia's use of non-existing journalists/experts in francophone Africa as part of an influence campaign.
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
In 'Africa's Ghost Reporters', we reveal a campaign that has impacted over a dozen francophone countries, with more than 200 articles published in local media. 🧵
March 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Excited to see that this investigation we worked on is release today! It such an indescribable experience and honour to work with @yarnoritzen.com and the team at AJI Unit.
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Credits where due: this story would not have happened without these people.
Justin Yarga (@yarga.bsky.social) and Hanneke Slob (can't find her) who had a dataset that brought us 90% of the way.
And @philipobaji.bsky.social for his knowledge about everything that Russia does in Africa.
Justin Yarga (@yarga.bsky.social) and Hanneke Slob (can't find her) who had a dataset that brought us 90% of the way.
And @philipobaji.bsky.social for his knowledge about everything that Russia does in Africa.
March 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Credits where due: this story would not have happened without these people.
Justin Yarga (@yarga.bsky.social) and Hanneke Slob (can't find her) who had a dataset that brought us 90% of the way.
And @philipobaji.bsky.social for his knowledge about everything that Russia does in Africa.
Justin Yarga (@yarga.bsky.social) and Hanneke Slob (can't find her) who had a dataset that brought us 90% of the way.
And @philipobaji.bsky.social for his knowledge about everything that Russia does in Africa.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Burkina Faso: Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Burkina Faso: Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre
Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo on March 10...
www.hrw.org
March 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Burkina Faso: Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Niger's junta has ordered three Chinese officials working in the oil sector to leave the country www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Niger orders three Chinese oil officials out of country, sources say
Niger's junta has ordered three Chinese officials working in the oil sector to leave the country, two sources familiar with the decision told Reuters on Friday, in the latest move by regional military governments to assert greater control over resources.
www.reuters.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Niger's junta has ordered three Chinese officials working in the oil sector to leave the country www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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🇧🇫Disappearances, expulsion, self-censorship and even conscription are some of the dire threats facing reporters in Burkina Faso.
Patrick Egwu spoke to journalists and experts on how press freedom has declined since the military takeover in 2022.
https://buff.ly/3PH23Z1
Patrick Egwu spoke to journalists and experts on how press freedom has declined since the military takeover in 2022.
https://buff.ly/3PH23Z1
February 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🇧🇫Disappearances, expulsion, self-censorship and even conscription are some of the dire threats facing reporters in Burkina Faso.
Patrick Egwu spoke to journalists and experts on how press freedom has declined since the military takeover in 2022.
https://buff.ly/3PH23Z1
Patrick Egwu spoke to journalists and experts on how press freedom has declined since the military takeover in 2022.
https://buff.ly/3PH23Z1
#Burkina Faso, a nation that once prided itself on tolerance and peaceful interethnic relations, is now home to one of the deadliest conflicts in West Africa. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/w...
Security Strategy of Recruiting Cheap Militiamen Backfires in Africa
By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has brought the West African nation to the brink of civil war.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
#Burkina Faso, a nation that once prided itself on tolerance and peaceful interethnic relations, is now home to one of the deadliest conflicts in West Africa. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/w...
À Téra (Niger), 21 civils tués dans une attaque contre des véhicules de transport le 5 décembre par des hommes armés www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Niger : 21 civils tués dans l’attaque d’un convoi de marchandises à Téra, dans l’ouest du pays
Point de passage obligé pour des milliers de camions provenant du port de Lomé, au Togo, via le nord du Burkina Faso, Téra est devenu l’épicentre des violences djihadistes au Niger.
www.lemonde.fr
December 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
À Téra (Niger), 21 civils tués dans une attaque contre des véhicules de transport le 5 décembre par des hommes armés www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Sweden’s brain waste problem: how the social welfare state locks migrant professionals out of the workforce unbiasthenews.org/brain-waste-...
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Sweden’s brain waste problem: how the social welfare state locks migrant professionals out of the workforce unbiasthenews.org/brain-waste-...
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Niger : l’armée américaine annonce avoir achevé son retrait
Niger : l’armée américaine annonce avoir achevé son retrait
Après la fermeture de la dernière base américaine au Niger en août, il y restait « une vingtaine de personnes » pour assurer le retrait du matériel militaire. Leur départ met un point final à la présence militaire américaine dans le pays dirigé depuis…
www.lemonde.fr
September 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Niger : l’armée américaine annonce avoir achevé son retrait
São Tomé and Príncipe strengthens military ties with Russia macaonews.org/news/lusofon...
São Tomé and Príncipe strengthens military ties with Russia
The controversial agreement requires a delicate balancing act from the tiny African nation in the current global context.
macaonews.org
May 19, 2024 at 8:31 PM
São Tomé and Príncipe strengthens military ties with Russia macaonews.org/news/lusofon...