Philip Obaji Jr.

When I was released, battered but unbroken, after Russian paramilitaries ordered my detention in Central Africa. I did not flee. I crossed into Cameroon, bought new equipment, and returned to finish the work I had started. Why? Because the stories of the voiceless cannot be silenced by intimidation.

The European Commission is investigating a series of unusual flights from Belarus to Libya amid growing concern that Russia may be helping to drive a new wave of irregular migration to Europe. Between January & June, over 27,000 migrants arrived in Italy from Libya.
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La chambre rouge de Wagner : quand les mercenaires russes exhibent leurs crimes sur Telegram Pendant plusieurs mois, Jeune Afrique a infiltré une chaîne Telegram privée du groupe Wagner. Il en ressort un quotidien de torture, d’exécutions et de profanations de cadavres, en particulier au Mali...

Journalists from Jeune Afrique infiltrated a private Telegram channel run by the Russian Wagner Group, revealing hundreds of videos & photos of executions, rape, torture, mutilations & executions that were filmed and shared by the perpetrators themselves.
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Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.

In April, Russian Wagner fighters & Malian soldiers executed as many as 65 Fulani herders & cattle traders from Sebabougou village in Mali after rounding them up and taking them toward an army camp. Dozens of them have been summarily executed since January
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Thank you for standing with me, with Africa, and with justice. Together, we can end this cycle of atrocities by Russian paramilitaries and build a future where no one lives in fear of mercenaries.

Across West Africa, Russian-backed entities are spreading disinformation through media outlets & social platforms, encouraging people to embark on perilous journeys to Europe with false promises of opportunity and prosperity. These campaigns are designed to destabilize.

Reporting on the Russian Wagner Group has come at a personal cost. I’ve been abducted, tortured, and targeted with death threats by their operatives & allies. Yet, I continue to speak out because the voices of the victims—the miners, the mothers, the children—deserve to be heard.

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‘They turn our farms into rape centres’: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fields

I am thinking of the young girl in Central African who whispered her story of survival to me, her eyes filled with both fear & hope after being raped by Russian mercenaries. Her courage, and that of countless others, reminds us that silence is complicity.
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Russia Fuels Migrant Surge in Hybrid War Tactic Russia is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe, using violence and human trafficking networks in Libya to sow division between Europe and Ukraine.

Russia is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe, using violence and human trafficking networks in Libya. Western intelligence considers Russia’s actions in Africa—especially in Libya—the second-most urgent threat after its war in Ukraine.
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Centrafrique : Les dessous du deal de Moscou pour imposer Africa Corps à Bangui La Russie dicte ses conditions aux dirigeants centrafricains pour le remplacement des paramilitaires de Wagner. Acculé sur le plan financier, mais sceptique quant à l'efficacité militaire d'Africa

A leaked document revealed that Russia is demanding $15 million monthly—around 40% of CAR’s projected 2025 national budget—for security services from Africa Corps. Its fascinating that Russia can make such request and still claim to be Africa's best friend
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Shooting at a Central African Republic gold mine run by Russia's Wagner leaves 11 dead A shooting at a mine site controlled by Russia-linked Wagner mercenary group in the Central African Republic has killed at least 11 people

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 villagers are still missing.
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By creating a migration crisis, Russia seeks to weaken Europe’s unity, fuel anti-immigrant sentiment, and distract from its own actions elsewhere. This is hybrid warfare—using vulnerable people as pawns to sow chaos. And it is working because Europe’s response has been slow, fragmented, and reactive

The 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 mercenaries to operate unchecked

This Nigerian journalist has covered the Wagner Group in Africa for years. Here’s what he’s learnt “Covering Wagner is dangerous. You should build contacts everywhere and have a strong sense of mind,” says award-winning reporter Philip Obaji Jr.

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.

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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 designed to destabilize.

Why Putin’s Private Army Is Snatching Kids From Their Moms Survivors say the notorious Wagner Group has started kidnapping children as young as 11. Some witnesses say the kids are being put to work in gold and diamond mines.

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.

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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.

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Russia Coerces African Migrants Into War After Luring Them With Fake Job Offers Russia is misleading African migrants with job offers, coercing them into military service, revealed an investigation by The Telegraph.

Russia is recruiting African migrants under false pretenses, offering them jobs in civilian industries before forcing them into military service or drone production.

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Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya: Report | Firstpost Africa | N18G Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya: Report | Firstpost Africa | N18G According to British newspaper The Telegraph, Russia has been covertly manipulating migration flows t...

Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya

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Жінки не виходять на роботу, бо бояться бути зґвалтованими вагнерівцями. Як Росія колонізує Африку Нашим провідником у розплутуванні російської присутності на африканському континенті став Філіп Обаджі молодший, нігерійський журналіст, який розслідує воєнні злочини ПВК “Вагнер” у ЦАР. Як працює рос...

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.

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Russia tightens Libya hold, sparking migration fears ahead of EU summit Russia's deployment of military equipment from Syria into and around Libya's Benghazi coincides with a 173-percent increase of arrivals to Greece from eastern Libya, EU Commission president Ursula von...

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.

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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.

Britain's migrant crisis fuelled by Russia in secret plot to destabilise Britain RUSSIA is pushing migrants to the UK to overwhelm border defences and sow division, security sources warn. Vladimir Putin’s tactics include providing fake documents, transport and even military esc…

Russia is pushing migrants to the UK to overwhelm border defences and sow division in tactics that include providing fake documents, transport and even military escorts to smuggling gangs. I’ve spent months warning about moves like this from Moscow.

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àGaskaï deux jeunes chasseurs sauvagement assassinés par les Wagner Deux jeunes chasseurs ont été sauvagement tués par des mercenaires du groupe Wagner à Gaskaï , près de Ndélé, leurs corps mutilés et brûlés, plongeant la population locale dans l’effroi.

The bodies of two local hunters who were abducted last week by Russian mercenaries near Gaskaï in northeastern Central African Republic were found in a despicable state. The throats of the victims were slit, their bodies partially burned and dismembered.
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