Philip Obaji Jr.

Hey Friends — I finally decided to raise money for my investigation into Russian atrocities across Africa, which I can no longer continue to do without support. Don’t want to discontinue this very important work. Please donate to keep this effort going: gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji…

My investigations have revealed how the Russian Wagner Group’s operations extend beyond bloodshed. They exploit Africa’s resources—gold, diamonds, and timber—to fund conflicts while propping up authoritarian regimes. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/nigerian-…

In the Andaha region of the Central African Republic, I uncovered the horrific massacre of dozens of gold miners by Russian Wagner mercenaries, a calculated act to seize control of lucrative resources. thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-gro…

A shooting at a mine site fully controlled by the Russian Wagner Group in the Central African Republic has killed at least 11 people. The victims were at the site searching for gold residue & gravel when they were summarily killed. Some are still missing. abcnews.go.com/amp/Internatio…

By creating a migration crisis, Russia seeks to weaken Europe’s unity, fuel anti-immigrant sentiment, and distract from its own actions elsewhere, including its aggression in Ukraine. This is hybrid warfare—using vulnerable people as pawns to sow chaos. And it is working because…

The Russian Wagner Group’s atrocities are not just an African problem; they are a global crisis. The gold extracted through forced labor funds Russia’s war in Ukraine. The disinformation they spread undermines democratic institutions worldwide. Their impunity emboldens other…

Russian trolls paint Europe as a land of endless possibilities, urging Africans to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean. By fueling irregular migration, Russia aims to overwhelm European borders, strain resources, and exacerbate political tensions within the European Union

Across West Africa, Russian-backed entities are spreading disinformation through media outlets, social platforms, and troll networks, encouraging vulnerable people to embark on perilous journeys to Europe with false promises of opportunity and prosperity. These campaigns are not…

For months, I have been sounding the alarm, and today I would like to reiterate a critical warning: Russia is deliberately targeting migration from Africa to Europe, weaponizing disinformation and private militias to orchestrate a migration crisis that Europe cannot ignore.

Russian paramilitaries, backed by the Kremlin, have left a trail of devastation—massacres, sexual violence, torture, and exploitation—that threatens the lives and futures of countless Africans.

I was at the @HelsinkiComm hearing on Russia’s imperial identity not just to testify but to learn, and I did learn from the legendary @TimothyDSnyder that Russia in its war on Ukraine “is repeating very specific imperial practices of the Soviet Union and, indeed, of Nazi Germany…

Contrary to what many Russian trolls want you to believe, I don’t work for the American or British government. I am simply a journalist determined to expose wrongdoings. There’s a huge effort from many Russian agents to undermine my reporting. Don’t pay attention to them.

I exposed how Russia helped orchestrate the coup that truncated democracy in Mali. I revealed the Russian-linked reason behind the coup that ended civilian rule in Burkina Faso. I wasn’t wrong then, and I’m not wrong when I say Russia is eyeing more African nations.

There’s a plan from Russia to create chaos and undermine democracy in Nigeria. I’ve uncovered that plan. Nigeria must watch out. Watch full interview here: youtu.be/vLP5lFpJ_mM?si…

Russia is recruiting African migrants under false pretenses, offering them jobs in civilian industries before forcing them into military service or drone production. united24media.com/latest-news/ru…

Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya firstpost.com/web-show/first…

Many women in northwestern Central African Republic don't go to their farms anymore because they're afraid of being raped by Russian paramilitaries. Several women have been sexually abused by Russian paramilitaries while working on their farmlands. pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/…

I’m Philip Obaji Jr., a journalist exposing Russian atrocities in Africa. My work amplifies the voiceless, but I need your help to continue. Please donate or share my GoFundMe. Every bit helps! gofund.me/83cffba9

Since Russia's deployment of military equipment from Syria into Libya, there has been a 173% rise in migrant arrivals to Greece. Russia is enabling people-smuggling along Libya’s coast. Moscow wants Europe to face a migration crisis. Europe must wake up. euobserver.com/migration/arfb…

Two years ago, I became the first African to receive the Jaime Brunet International Prize for documenting “more than a hundred human rights abuses committed by mercenaries from the Wagner Group and their allies in West Africa.” Sadly, Wagner atrocities still continue in Africa.

I’ve been saying this for many months and I’ll continue to say: Russia is desperate to create a migration crisis too difficult for Europe to handle. It will succeed if Europe continues to ignore warnings like this.