Philip Obaji Jr.
@philipobaji.bsky.social
Uncovering Russian crimes in Africa; One World Media International Journalist of the Year 2023; Jaime Brunet International Prize 2022; Please donate to uncover Russian atrocities: https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa
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Philip Obaji Jr.
@philipobaji.bsky.social
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I’m glad to receive the Knight International Journalism Award. This award isn’t just for me—it’s for every journalist who risks their life to shine a light in dark places. It’s for the three Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic in 2018. It’s for you, my friends
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m glad to receive the Knight International Journalism Award. This award isn’t just for me—it’s for every journalist who risks their life to shine a light in dark places. It’s for the three Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic in 2018. It’s for you, my friends
Kenya says over 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Moscow's war in Ukraine, and that recruiting agencies are still actively working to lure more Kenyans into the conflict.
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Musalia Mudavadi says over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine - BBC News
Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Kenya says over 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Moscow's war in Ukraine, and that recruiting agencies are still actively working to lure more Kenyans into the conflict.
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I’m here to tell friends about atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed across Africa
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m here to tell friends about atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed across Africa
Beautiful welcome to Washington Post HQ. Excited to meet some of the world’s most amazing journalists and happy to continue to uncover and document abuses committed by Russian paramilitaries in Africa.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Beautiful welcome to Washington Post HQ. Excited to meet some of the world’s most amazing journalists and happy to continue to uncover and document abuses committed by Russian paramilitaries in Africa.
More than 1,400 citizens from 36 African nations are reportedly fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials claim these African soldiers are fighting for Russia’s ‘meat assaults’
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Ukraine claims soldiers from African countries are fighting Russia’s ‘meat assaults’
Russia accused of luring Africans into ‘death sentence’ contracts
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November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
More than 1,400 citizens from 36 African nations are reportedly fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials claim these African soldiers are fighting for Russia’s ‘meat assaults’
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Russia organises flights from the Middle East to Moscow, giving migrants access to the Belarusian and then EU borders.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Russia organises flights from the Middle East to Moscow, giving migrants access to the Belarusian and then EU borders.
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Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities have identified 654 mercenaries who fought in Russian private military companies Wagner Group and Redut during a joint operation. The Wagner Group is responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths in Africa.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities have identified 654 mercenaries who fought in Russian private military companies Wagner Group and Redut during a joint operation. The Wagner Group is responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths in Africa.
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For years, I've been exposing Russia's atrocities in Africa—from Wagner's blood-soaked mines in CAR to their wars in Mali. The truth hurts, and now Russian trolls are targeting me with insults & death threats. They want me silenced. I won't be. Africa's stories deserve to be told.
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For years, I've been exposing Russia's atrocities in Africa—from Wagner's blood-soaked mines in CAR to their wars in Mali. The truth hurts, and now Russian trolls are targeting me with insults & death threats. They want me silenced. I won't be. Africa's stories deserve to be told.
It was such a huge honor to have described crimes committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed in West & Central Africa at the Truth to Justice conference in Berlin.
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It was such a huge honor to have described crimes committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed in West & Central Africa at the Truth to Justice conference in Berlin.
Russian paramilitaries are committing massacres, raping women & worse across Africa. I’m risking everything to expose them. Please donate to my GoFundMe & help uncover the truth. Every contribution matters.
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Donate to Help Philip Obaji uncover Russian atrocities across Africa, organized by Yarno Ritzen
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October 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Russian paramilitaries are committing massacres, raping women & worse across Africa. I’m risking everything to expose them. Please donate to my GoFundMe & help uncover the truth. Every contribution matters.
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Spoke about killings and abuses committed by Russian mercenaries in West and Central Africa at the migration congress in Mérida, Spain. Many were shocked.
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spoke about killings and abuses committed by Russian mercenaries in West and Central Africa at the migration congress in Mérida, Spain. Many were shocked.
A gang involved in a Russian mercenary group-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine have been jailed.
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Gang involved in arson attack on London warehouse for Wagner Group jailed
The attack targeted a warehouse used to supply humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A gang involved in a Russian mercenary group-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine have been jailed.
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With sadness, I spoke about massacre, rape and human rights atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed in West and Central Africa at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. It was shocking to so many.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
With sadness, I spoke about massacre, rape and human rights atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed in West and Central Africa at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. It was shocking to so many.
From Africa to Eastern Europe, I’ve listened to many people talk about the brutality of Russian fighters who’ve committed human rights abuses in these areas. It doesn’t matter where it happens, the stories are similar. We can’t be quiet. We betray our friends when we stay silent.
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
From Africa to Eastern Europe, I’ve listened to many people talk about the brutality of Russian fighters who’ve committed human rights abuses in these areas. It doesn’t matter where it happens, the stories are similar. We can’t be quiet. We betray our friends when we stay silent.
Fired up and ready to speak about atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries in Africa
October 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fired up and ready to speak about atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries in Africa
Russian spies 'are helping gangs smuggle illegal migrants into Europe'
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Russian spies 'are helping gangs smuggle illegal migrants into Europe'
Daniel Mitov, the Bulgarian home secretary, said his government had evidence of direct links between Russia's foreign intelligence agency and the criminal operations. Pictured: File photo
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October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Russian spies 'are helping gangs smuggle illegal migrants into Europe'
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Russia and Belarus have manipulated illegal migration, using it as a hybrid weapon against Poland and Western nations.
October 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Russia and Belarus have manipulated illegal migration, using it as a hybrid weapon against Poland and Western nations.
New report reveals that weapons and military equipment intended for Mali’s armed forces were rerouted to the Russian Wagner Group between 2021 and 2025, a practice that undermines global arms control regimes and enabled serious human rights abuses.
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The Wagner group in Mali
This report documents how weapons and military equipment intended for Mali’s armed forces were rerouted to the Wagner Group between 2021 and 2025, a practice that undermines global arms control regime...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New report reveals that weapons and military equipment intended for Mali’s armed forces were rerouted to the Russian Wagner Group between 2021 and 2025, a practice that undermines global arms control regimes and enabled serious human rights abuses.
globalinitiative.net/analysis/pri...
globalinitiative.net/analysis/pri...
For the last six years, I have uncovered human rights abuses by Russian mercenaries in West & Central Africa, despite facing personal danger, including being held hostage and tortured by Central African Republic soldiers on the orders of Russian fighters
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Award-winning investigative journalist Philip Obaji talks rights abuses in West and Central Africa
YouTube video by VOA Africa
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October 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For the last six years, I have uncovered human rights abuses by Russian mercenaries in West & Central Africa, despite facing personal danger, including being held hostage and tortured by Central African Republic soldiers on the orders of Russian fighters
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Last month, Russian paramilitaries reportedly slaughtered at least five Sudanese Arab herders near the village of Guila in the Central African Republic.
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Centrafrique : Massacre d’éleveurs soudanais par des mercenaires russes près d’Amdafock provoque des représailles contre des villageoises centrafricains
Une opération meurtrière de mercenaires russes contre des éleveurs soudanais près d’Amdafock a déclenché des représailles sanglantes, laissant les populations civiles centrafricaines exposées aux veng...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Last month, Russian paramilitaries reportedly slaughtered at least five Sudanese Arab herders near the village of Guila in the Central African Republic.
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Last weekend, Russian paramilitaries shot dead two farmers who were cultivating on their farmlands in the northwestern Central African village of Ngbafio. Too many civilians have been killed or raped on their farmlands in the Central African Republic.
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Centrafrique : deux civils froidement assassinés par les mercenaires russes du groupe Wagner à Ngbafio, dans la Nana-Mambéré
Dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi dernier, 22 motos et deux véhicules militaires transportant des mercenaires russes du groupe Wagner lourdement armés ont quitté Bouar pour se diriger vers Gallo, à 60...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Last weekend, Russian paramilitaries shot dead two farmers who were cultivating on their farmlands in the northwestern Central African village of Ngbafio. Too many civilians have been killed or raped on their farmlands in the Central African Republic.
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For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine. Many of the recruits are Africans.
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The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine. Many of the recruits are Africans.
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Russia has a long history of using migration as a weapon in its hybrid warfare against the West. From Africa to North America and to Eastern Europe, the Kremlin has deliberately pushed waves of migrants to Western nations in an attempt to create chaos.
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Russia has a long history of using migration as a weapon in its hybrid warfare against the West. From Africa to North America and to Eastern Europe, the Kremlin has deliberately pushed waves of migrants to Western nations in an attempt to create chaos.
Kenyan Family Worried After Kin Recruited by the Wagner Group Disappears in Russia
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Kenyan Family Worried After Kin Recruited by African Wagner Group Disappears in Russia - Citynews
A family is expressing profound distress and seeking urgent assistance regarding the welfare and whereabouts of their brother, Mr. Oscar Khagola Mutoka, a
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October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Kenyan Family Worried After Kin Recruited by the Wagner Group Disappears in Russia
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Four years ago, a systematic effort by the Belarusian government created a crisis on the EU’s eastern border: the authorities in Minsk began bringing would-be migrants into Belarus, then transporting them to the frontier with Poland and the Baltic states.
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“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession
In the second half of 2021, a systematic effort by the Belarusian government created a crisis on the EU’s eastern border: the authorities in Minsk began bringing would-be migrants into Belarus, then t...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Four years ago, a systematic effort by the Belarusian government created a crisis on the EU’s eastern border: the authorities in Minsk began bringing would-be migrants into Belarus, then transporting them to the frontier with Poland and the Baltic states.
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