All of the Russian crimes that you are unlikely to have heard of because there is far to little attention on places like CAR. Grateful to Philip Obaji Jr. for his reporting.

If you follow no one else here, follow this man. He is going where no one else is going to document Russia’s crimes in Africa.

I have documented over 100 human rights violations by Russian paramilitaries, who have killed hundreds of civilians & raped dozens of women in West & Central Africa. I told Reuters Institute how I managed to carryout my investigations despite threats to my life reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/nigerian-…

This guy's work is heroic; worth a follow!

Here’s why Russian paramilitaries, who’ve committed numerous human rights atrocities including raping kids and massacring civilians across Africa, are in the continent in the first place.

Don’t forget that Russian fighters dragged young men out of their homes and forced them to hide the evidence of a massacre of their friends & neighbors in Moura, Mali. The men were forced to bury corpses that were littered round the town in mass graves thedailybeast.com/russians-made-…

🇺🇦 Please join us today, September 9 🇺🇦 For a conversation with our very special guest Philip Obaji Jr.! Philip Obaji Jr. Nigeria-based correspondent for The Daily Beast, covering Sub-Saharan Africa and the Wagner Group activities in Africa since 2018. He reported on coups,

Tonight we will be delighted to welcome Philip Obaji to Mriya Report Philip is a superstar of investigitive journalism focussing on the nefarious activities of russia in sub-saharan Africa. Join us for the discussion! Philip Obaji Jr.

Russian activity in Africa is significant and extremely destructive but little covered. Join us on the Mriya Report for a chat with Philip Obaji Jr. - the Daily Beast's man in Nigeria - TONIGHT! 👇👇👇👇👇

NEW! Nigerian journalist Philip Obaji Jr. has covered the Wagner Group's activities in Africa since 2018. In this interview with Patrick Egwu for Reuters Institute, Obaji shares the challenges he faced while reporting on this dangerous group. buff.ly/3MxaLaS

Central African fighters recruited by Russian Wagner paramilitaries told me in the past that they were raped by the same Russians who hired them. thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-a…

"I feel that I have a sense of responsibility not just to the news organization I work for but also to the many people who have come under Wagner’s aggression & abuse. So I’ll continue to do my best." – Nigerian journalist Philip Obaji Jr. told Reuters Institute. gijn.org/stories/lesson…

Russia is using media and cultural initiatives to attract African journalists, influencers, and students while spreading misleading information. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Nigerian journalist Philip Obaji Jr.'s coverage of the Wagner Group has won him several journalism awards. But, the work is dangerous – he was recently abducted & tortured while reporting on the Russian private army's activities. Here's some lessons learned: gijn.org/stories/lesson…

🇷🇺 UPCOMING HEARING: Russia's Imperial Identity 📅 Wednesday, September 18th 🕑 2pm Join us, Botakoz Kassymbekova, Philip Obaji Jr., Timothy Snyder & Dr. Maria Vyushkova for a hearing about the history of Russian colonialism and its ongoing imperial identity.

Survivors had told me that the notorious Russian Wagner Group kidnapped children as young as 11 and put them to work in gold and diamond mines in the Central African Republic. thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-gro…

ICFJ Jim Hoge Reporting Fellow Philip Obaji Jr. was recently profiled by Reuters Institute for his work covering the Wagner Group in Africa. Read more: buff.ly/3MxaLaS

On Sep 18, I’ll be at the U.S. Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe hearing on Russian imperialism, informing U.S. Senators & House Representatives about my work on Russian operations in Africa, where the Wagner Group has killed many women & kids thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2024/09/12/nig…

🇨🇫 Russian Mercenaries Implicated in Sex Abuse. In Philip Obaji Jr.'s investigation for The Guardian, locals in the Central African Republic accuse Russian mercenaries of turning their farms into rape centres. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for August 👉 buff.ly/3SP7WW6

Years ago, I reported how officials of RT, a Russian TV network, met three Nigerian students studying in universities around Moscow to discuss how to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Russia & RT have long sought to influence U.S. politics thedailybeast.com/how-african-st…