# ![@PhilipObaji Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::49766448.png) @PhilipObaji Philip Obaji Jr.

Philip Obaji Jr. is a journalist who has been exposing Russia's atrocities in Africa, including human rights abuses and war crimes committed by Russian paramilitaries in countries such as the Central African Republic and Mali. He has faced personal danger, including death threats and torture, for his reporting, but continues to risk everything to uncover the truth. He is now seeking donations to support his work and help bring attention to the issue.

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[countries](/list/countries)  76.03% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  4.96% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  2.48% [finance](/list/finance)  1.65% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.83%

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[russia](/topic/russia) #1417, [central african republic](/topic/central-african-republic) 19.83%, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #1108, [libya](/topic/libya) #45, [mali](/topic/mali) 6.61%, [countries](/topic/countries) 4.96%, [belarus](/topic/belarus) 4.96%, [kremlin](/topic/kremlin) 4.13%, [eu](/topic/eu) #2188, [number of](/topic/number-of) 3.31%

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### Top Social Posts
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"A Russian soldier records a large group of African mercenaries who have been recruited to fight in the war against Ukraine. While filming them from behind he quietly remarks in Russian: "Look at how many disposable they are.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2010367919679734221)  2026-01-11T15:07Z 30.8K followers, 352K engagements


"Russian mercenaries reportedly abducted & raped two girls in Ndl in the Central African Republic. The incident occurred as the girls were returning home after attending a public screening of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final match organized by the UN https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/kidnappees-par-des-criminels-russes-deux-jeunes-filles-agressees-sexuellement-par-les-miliciens-du-groupe-wagner-apres-la-finale-de-la-can-projetee-a-ndele/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2014422378479067457)  2026-01-22T19:38Z 30.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Wagner mercenaries are turning West Africas gold fields into killing grounds. From Sudan to the Central African Republic (CAR) Russian-backed forces loot murder and smuggle gold and other resources to bankroll Moscows war in Ukraine. https://united24media.com/world/how-much-gold-is-russia-bleeding-from-africa-to-fund-its-war-15267 https://united24media.com/world/how-much-gold-is-russia-bleeding-from-africa-to-fund-its-war-15267"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2014761955530010634)  2026-01-23T18:07Z 32.1K followers, 106.2K engagements


"I've documented nearly [---] abuses by Russian mercenaries in Africa yet their covert ops keep destabilizing countries and silencing victims. No big outlet backs me so I need your help to keep going. Please donate to fund my on-the-ground investigations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2017675851014275315)  2026-01-31T19:06Z 30.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Russians lure thousands of foreign men from over [---] countries into military service. https://united24media.com/latest-news/russians-allegedly-lure-men-from-126-countries-into-army-contracts-15349 https://united24media.com/latest-news/russians-allegedly-lure-men-from-126-countries-into-army-contracts-15349"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2018390011524079900)  2026-02-02T18:24Z 32.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Kenyan job seekers were lured to Russia then sent to die in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/kenya-russia-military-ukraine-war/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/kenya-russia-military-ukraine-war/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2018756448625349096)  2026-02-03T18:40Z 32.1K followers, [----] engagements


"You escape or you die: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/africa/russia-african-recruits-military-ukraine-intl-cmd https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/africa/russia-african-recruits-military-ukraine-intl-cmd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2019130886244168054)  2026-02-04T19:28Z 32.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia hasbeen using Interpol to target those who speak out againstVladimir Putinand thegovernmentabroad newly leaked files have revealed. https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/26/russia-used-interpols-wanted-list-target-putins-critics-26528701/ https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/26/russia-used-interpols-wanted-list-target-putins-critics-26528701/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2019488971022127333)  2026-02-05T19:11Z 32.4K followers, 19K engagements


"The daughter of South Africas former leader has been accused of luring men to fight for Russia. Heres what we know https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/africa/south-africa-russia-mercenary-recruits-intl https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/africa/south-africa-russia-mercenary-recruits-intl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2019844513447960961)  2026-02-06T18:43Z 32.4K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Over a dozen Ghanaian men were promised security and agricultural jobs in Russia but they ended up at the frontlines of the Ukrainian war. This is how Russia uses deceit and intimidation to recruit Africans for its war in Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1874901069974958369)  2025-01-02T19:30Z 32.4K followers, 262.7K engagements


"The warmth love and incredible hospitality of the Ukrainian people touched my heart deeply. Even in the toughest of times they welcomed me an African journalist like family. Thank you for your kindness and resilience.  Slava Ukraini 🙏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2019874471390462137)  2026-02-06T20:42Z 32.4K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout who was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans wants to return to Africa. The weapons manufacturer whoused his companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africasays he is very interested in South Sudan Chad Malawi & Botswana"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2021264421901726055)  2026-02-10T16:46Z 32.4K followers, 17.1K engagements


"Russias main aim is to damage Europe not Africa. It is only using Africa its resources and manpower as a means to get to Europe. If Africa is damaged along the way it doesnt matter to Russia.Europe must make up. Disinformation and migration are Russias biggest tools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2021331369352364239)  2026-02-10T21:12Z 32.4K followers, 28.5K engagements


"Russia is sending intelligence officers and diplomats banned from Europe to Africa according to findings by Estonian intelligence https://raport.valisluureamet.ee/2026/assets/VLA_ENG-raport_2026_WEB.pdf https://raport.valisluureamet.ee/2026/assets/VLA_ENG-raport_2026_WEB.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2021641719239041349)  2026-02-11T17:45Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"African men reveal how they were deceived by Russian recruiters promising well-paid civilian jobs only to be sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine with minimal or no military training. They describe facing intense missile attacks as well as racism from their commanders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2019175756308574271)  2026-02-04T22:26Z 32.4K followers, 27.6K engagements


"Russia is engineering a migration crisis for Europe spreading disinformation across West Africa to push desperate people toward deadly Mediterranean routes while private militias control smuggling networks in Libya. The aim is to destabilize & divide the EU. Time to counter it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2020559179241464081)  2026-02-08T18:03Z 32.4K followers, 152.2K engagements


"Russia is desperate to damage Europe and I know this because Ive spent years investigating its plans. Russia's operations in Africa are hybrid warfare aimed at destabilizing Europe: fueling instability driving migration flows northward and weakening EU unity. Europe must act"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2020940929784480107)  2026-02-09T19:20Z 32.4K followers, 211.7K engagements


"A Russian FSB-led front is involved in recruiting Africans to fight in Ukraine. All Eyes on Wagner obtained a list of [----] Africans enrolled as fighters and [---] killed in action.Their average life expectancy is [--] months. For some it's as little as [--] month https://alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/the-business-of-despair/ https://alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/the-business-of-despair/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2021651776735523021)  2026-02-11T18:25Z 32.4K followers, 19.8K engagements


"Russia is engineering a migration bomb for Europe. Disinformation on local airwaves in Mali and Niger pushes desperate youth toward deadly routes; Russian paramilitaries guard traffickers in Libya. Endgame Chaos at EU gates fractured politics. Europe ignores this at its peril"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2022040304329933287)  2026-02-12T20:09Z 32.4K followers, 102.4K engagements


"Russias operations in Africa which includes arms deals & resource grabs are hitting Europe hard. They fuel instability in the Sahel & Libya and are putting more migration pressure on EU borders. They secure gold to fund Ukraine war and evade sanctions. The EU must act quickly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2022386439057756229)  2026-02-13T19:04Z 32.4K followers, 15.1K engagements


"Europe can't afford to wait. Russian disinfo in Africa directly threatens Europe. Kremlin networks flood platforms with fake successes of juntas & stories painting Europe as the enemy. These campaigns open doors for Moscow's resource grabs & migration leverage against Europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/2022778027961139353)  2026-02-14T21:00Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"By sponsoring coups in the Sahel Russia has acquired a new hold on Europe: Emigration https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/03/28/by-sponsoring-coups-in-the-sahel-russia-has-acquired-a-new-hold-on-europe-emigration_6661134_23.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/03/28/by-sponsoring-coups-in-the-sahel-russia-has-acquired-a-new-hold-on-europe-emigration_6661134_23.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1878504318648594673)  2025-01-12T18:08Z 24.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia is using private militias in Africa to control and weaponise immigration into Europe https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/29/putin-russia-wagner-militia-africa-immigration-europe/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/29/putin-russia-wagner-militia-africa-immigration-europe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1879244299713613882)  2025-01-14T19:08Z 24.1K followers, 24.5K engagements


"The Central African Republic unveiled a statue of Yevgeny Prigozhin the late leader of Russias mercenary Wagner Group. Theres an effort to ensure that Central Africans worship the Wagner Group whose mercenaries have slaughtered and raped hundreds of vulnerable civilians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1879607863653568801)  2025-01-15T19:13Z 24.7K followers, 64.5K engagements


"Russias Hold on African Leaders Risks Flooding Europe with Migrants https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/20236 https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/20236"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1880006209778192397)  2025-01-16T21:36Z 24.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Africans claim they are being tricked into being sent as cannon fodder by Russia to fight in Ukraine https://www.rfi.fr/es/europa/20250115-africanos-denuncian-que-enga%C3%B1ados-son-enviados-como-carne-de-ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n-por-rusia-a-luchar-en-ucrania https://www.rfi.fr/es/europa/20250115-africanos-denuncian-que-enga%C3%B1ados-son-enviados-como-carne-de-ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n-por-rusia-a-luchar-en-ucrania"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1880365737614930158)  2025-01-17T21:25Z 24.1K followers, [----] engagements


"How Putin is fomenting Europes migrant crisis https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-putin-is-fomenting-europes-migrant-crisis/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-putin-is-fomenting-europes-migrant-crisis/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1880710441271427531)  2025-01-18T20:14Z 24.5K followers, 28.4K engagements


"How Vladimir Putin is driving millions of migrants from Africa to Europe in revenge for our aid to Ukraine https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22204199/putin-african-migrants-europe/amp/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22204199/putin-african-migrants-europe/amp/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1881054850047410663)  2025-01-19T19:03Z 24.4K followers, 13.8K engagements


"@DarthPutinKGB 🤣🤣🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1881770252616474668)  2025-01-21T18:26Z 24.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Grateful to be awarded the first ever Christo Grozev Fellowship. The work of uncovering atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries across Africa continues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1881784622771798283)  2025-01-21T19:23Z 24.4K followers, 20.8K engagements


"Russia has turned the Central African Republic into a place where private mercenaries can run wildassassinating one critic after another with no fear of accountability. https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-how-russia-is-pulling-off-a-free-for-all-murderous-rampage-in-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-how-russia-is-pulling-off-a-free-for-all-murderous-rampage-in-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1882512517903360095)  2025-01-23T19:35Z 24.5K followers, 33K engagements


"My reporting on the activities of Russian mercenaries began [--] years ago with this story that reported the death of [--] Russian journalists in the Central African Republic. Since then I havent stopped and the Russians in Africa havent given me a reason to https://www.thedailybeast.com/murdered-russian-journalists-in-africa-were-onto-something-dangerous-for-putin/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/murdered-russian-journalists-in-africa-were-onto-something-dangerous-for-putin/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1883215561959825607)  2025-01-25T18:09Z 24.5K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Russia has sent around [---] vehicles including light tanks and armored vehicles to Mali to be used by paramilitaries who previously slaughtered [---] civilians in northern Mali. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/01/24/russia-delivers-armored-vehicles-to-mali-and-restructures-military-presence_6737390_4.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/01/24/russia-delivers-armored-vehicles-to-mali-and-restructures-military-presence_6737390_4.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1884680574629040524)  2025-01-29T19:10Z 24.8K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Russias Wagner Group is committing crimes in Africa and expanding authoritarianism. Thats exactly what I said on the @CurtainSilicon podcast. https://youtu.be/TO3AMl0dCQ0si=3A3iYiFSfgUPVvRp https://youtu.be/TO3AMl0dCQ0si=3A3iYiFSfgUPVvRp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1885404273086759331)  2025-01-31T19:06Z 24.8K followers, [----] engagements


"New report says many African countries unaware of Russian Alabuga drone factories targeting and exploiting African women. https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/africans-trapped-working-in-russian-drone-factories/ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/africans-trapped-working-in-russian-drone-factories/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1886894506106126373)  2025-02-04T21:48Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia and Iran are fueling the conflict in Sudan by supplying the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with guns drones fuel and parts for fighter jets as it battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). https://adf-magazine.com/2025/02/weapons-fuel-deliveries-from-russia-iran-inflame-sudans-civil-war/ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/02/weapons-fuel-deliveries-from-russia-iran-inflame-sudans-civil-war/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1887971421437182197)  2025-02-07T21:07Z 24.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Dear Europe Russia is putting huge effort to increase migration to Western Europe through the West African route. Theres growing disinformation spread through the media in West Africa encouraging people to travel northwards. Ive spoken. Its time for you to act. Counter it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1891926561269452952)  2025-02-18T19:03Z 25.4K followers, 13.2K engagements


"I need your support now more than ever. While Russian paramilitaries are killing civilians in Africa Russian agents are attempting to create a migrant crisis in Europe through the West African route. These stories must be told. Please donate to this cause https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1893746971501867427)  2025-02-23T19:37Z 25.4K followers, 177.9K engagements


"Ive risked everything to uncover Russian atrocities including the slaughtering of hundreds of civilians in Africa and Russias attempt to flood Europe with migrants through the West African route. I dont want to stop. Please donate to this cause: https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1894466021177610478)  2025-02-25T19:14Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Sexual violenceis a deliberate tactic used by Russian paramilitaries in Africa to spread terror and assert control. Young girls have been lured into traps and women inmaternity wardshave been raped. https://blog.icoca.ch/reinforcing-regimes-the-wagner-group-and-russias-strategy-in-the-central-african-republic-and-mali/ https://blog.icoca.ch/reinforcing-regimes-the-wagner-group-and-russias-strategy-in-the-central-african-republic-and-mali/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1894865755709018337)  2025-02-26T21:42Z 25.4K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Dont forget that Russian paramilitaries drugged raped and administered contraceptives to hundreds of young women in the Central African Republic. https://www.thedailybeast.com/teenage-twins-say-they-were-drugged-and-raped-by-putins-private-army/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/teenage-twins-say-they-were-drugged-and-raped-by-putins-private-army/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1897028027827278215)  2025-03-04T20:55Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Dont forget that in an attempt to seize the Koki gold mine in the Central African Republic Russian paramilitaries executed dozens of people who had been rounded up in the town where less than [----] people live. The victims were mostly artisanal miners. https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-private-army-accused-of-massacring-dozens-to-seize-gold-mine/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-private-army-accused-of-massacring-dozens-to-seize-gold-mine/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1897746371945664997)  2025-03-06T20:29Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Roughly [---] foreign fighters recruited by the Russian Wagner Group over two years ago were left for dead in Ukraine. The fighters were abandoned starving and missing in action two sources in touch with the group told me. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-recruits-from-the-central-african-republic-allegedly-abandoned-in-ukraine/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-recruits-from-the-central-african-republic-allegedly-abandoned-in-ukraine/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1898467390352183515)  2025-03-08T20:14Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Fighters in the Central African Republic recruited by the Russian Wagner Group did tell me that they were raped by paramilitaries from the same group that hired them. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-accused-of-raping-allied-soldiers-in-the-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-accused-of-raping-allied-soldiers-in-the-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1898832748510380191)  2025-03-09T20:26Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Dont forget that Russian paramilitaries have raped a number of teenage girls on their own farmlands in the northwest of the Central African Republic. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/central-african-republic-women-girls-rape-sexual-violence-conflict-food-security-wagner-russian-mercenaries-un https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/central-african-republic-women-girls-rape-sexual-violence-conflict-food-security-wagner-russian-mercenaries-un"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1900627831287091595)  2025-03-14T19:19Z 25.5K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Dont forget that Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic slaughtered dozens of people to secure access to a gold mine. The victims were mostly miners traders and rebels many of whom live very close to the Koki gold mine in the northwest https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-private-army-accused-of-massacring-dozens-to-seize-gold-mine/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-private-army-accused-of-massacring-dozens-to-seize-gold-mine/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1901749621346496666)  2025-03-17T21:36Z 25.5K followers, 10.3K engagements


"After months of work weve finally revealed Russia's use of non-existing journalists/experts in francophone Africa as part of an influence campaign that has impacted over a dozen countries with more than [---] fake articles published in local media. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QneziQl_iCY https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QneziQl_iCY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1902359544019189870)  2025-03-19T14:00Z 25.5K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Russian mercenaries are using crowdfunding platforms and social media subscriptions to bypass traditional financial restrictions playing a key role in recruitment and propaganda in Africa. https://www.theafricareport.com/379990/wagner-fighters-in-the-sahel-turn-to-crowdfunding-to-finance-propaganda-machine/ https://www.theafricareport.com/379990/wagner-fighters-in-the-sahel-turn-to-crowdfunding-to-finance-propaganda-machine/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1905334913475186781)  2025-03-27T19:03Z 25.7K followers, [----] engagements


"In the Central African Republic Russian mercenaries from Wagner are instilling fear in the population. They also have a side business there Gold diamonds Vodka Beer Soda and Water. https://www.svobodnaevropa.bg/a/biznes-prigozhin-vagner-afrika/33365413.html https://www.svobodnaevropa.bg/a/biznes-prigozhin-vagner-afrika/33365413.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1907521910893654220)  2025-04-02T19:53Z 25.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Dont forget that Russian paramilitaries drugged raped and administered contraceptives to hundreds of young women at a military base in the Central African Republic according to dozens of witness accounts. https://www.thedailybeast.com/teenage-twins-say-they-were-drugged-and-raped-by-putins-private-army/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/teenage-twins-say-they-were-drugged-and-raped-by-putins-private-army/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1909001906266964387)  2025-04-06T21:54Z 25.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Dont forget that Russian Wagner paramilitaries got back at fighters in the Central African Republic who left the private mercenary group by kidnapping their family members. https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-wagner-group-accused-of-mystery-teen-abductions-in-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-wagner-group-accused-of-mystery-teen-abductions-in-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1909349872307667033)  2025-04-07T20:57Z 25.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Dont forget that Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic kidnapped children as young as [--] and put them to work in gold and diamond mines. https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-group-is-snatching-children-from-their-mothers-in-the-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-group-is-snatching-children-from-their-mothers-in-the-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1910781339697095125)  2025-04-11T19:45Z 25.8K followers, 20.7K engagements


"Two school-aged Central African girls told me sometime ago that they were repeatedly raped by Russian mercenaries after being forced to flee their homes. https://www.thedailybeast.com/central-african-republic-teens-say-they-were-kidnapped-and-raped-by-putins-wagner-group/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/central-african-republic-teens-say-they-were-kidnapped-and-raped-by-putins-wagner-group/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1911905459428094262)  2025-04-14T22:12Z 25.8K followers, 28.9K engagements


"Witnesses in the Central African Republic told me some time ago that Russian paramilitaries carried out a series of gruesome killings that involved slaughtering several women and removing their stomach and intestines. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-accused-of-disemboweling-women-in-the-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-accused-of-disemboweling-women-in-the-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1912244069964587297)  2025-04-15T20:38Z 25.7K followers, [----] engagements


"There is evidence that Russia is fuelling migration in a number of ways including physically moving people toward the EUs borders supporting smugglers and increasing instability and violence in certain regions including Syriaand parts of Africa. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russia-putin-immigrants-weapons-hybrid-warfare-libya/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russia-putin-immigrants-weapons-hybrid-warfare-libya/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1914744042014879779)  2025-04-22T18:12Z 25.8K followers, 22K engagements


"I just warned African nations about Russia. Moscow deployed mercenaries that are slaughtering miners and raping women in parts of Africa. Now Russia is carrying out a disinformation campaign that could bring chaos and create a migration crisis for Europe. https://youtu.be/E3K_DKTuA6I https://youtu.be/E3K_DKTuA6I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1915080942697255317)  2025-04-23T16:30Z 25.8K followers, 22.6K engagements


"Jan Marsalek a spymaster for Russia hired by the Kremlinplotted to use private armies to control migration from Africa into Europe. Heplanned to create a 15000-strong band of mercenaries to control the border in the keymigration route through Libya. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1915121472827281539)  2025-04-23T19:11Z 26K followers, 33.9K engagements


"Russia is desperate to see African nations hate Ukraine. Its disinformation campaign thats growing in the continent is discrediting Ukraine and aiming to force hatred for @ZelenskyyUa and Ukrainians. Its time to do something about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1915146475404673146)  2025-04-23T20:51Z 25.8K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Jan Marsalek a spymaster for Russia was working for the Kremlin whilst running Wirecard Germanys answer to PayPal and planning to controlflows of migration from Africato Europe with the help of one of Britains allies it has now been revealed. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1915486062585032917)  2025-04-24T19:20Z 26.2K followers, 13.3K engagements


"Burkina Faso is now giving its gold to Russia allowing the Kremlin to gather more resources for its war on Ukraine. https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/junta-led-burkina-faso-deepens-russia-ties-with-new-gold-mining-deal/l7rdeve https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/junta-led-burkina-faso-deepens-russia-ties-with-new-gold-mining-deal/l7rdeve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1916633754807738854)  2025-04-27T23:21Z 26K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia has been recruiting Senegalese and Cameroonian nationals offering them up to [------] rubles per month to fight in Ukraine. One of them a young man from Senegal was captured by the Ukrainian army while fighting for Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1918749183806173616)  2025-05-03T19:27Z 26.2K followers, 43.3K engagements


"Lets expose atrocities including rape and murder of children committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed across Africa and uncover how Russia is controlling and weaponizing migration into Europe. Please donate however much or little you can spare. https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1919106901297512871)  2025-05-04T19:08Z 26K followers, 13.9K engagements


"Dont forget that Russias infamous Wagner Group abandoned dozens of former Central African Republic rebels in Ukraines Donbas region after recruiting them to fight Vladimir Putins war. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-recruits-from-the-central-african-republic-allegedly-abandoned-in-ukraine/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-recruits-from-the-central-african-republic-allegedly-abandoned-in-ukraine/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1919517719117910174)  2025-05-05T22:21Z 26.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpostafrica/russia-fueling-migration-into-europe-through-spyking-in-libya-report-firstpost-africa-n18g-vd953576/amp/ https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpostafrica/russia-fueling-migration-into-europe-through-spyking-in-libya-report-firstpost-africa-n18g-vd953576/amp/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1920198695968022718)  2025-05-07T19:26Z 26K followers, [----] engagements


"I was abducted and beaten by soldiers in the Central African Republic on the orders of Russian paramilitaries while reporting on wrongdoing by the Wagner Group https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-putins-private-army-ordered-soldiers-to-torture-me/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-putins-private-army-ordered-soldiers-to-torture-me/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1922756351891038347)  2025-05-14T20:50Z 26.2K followers, 22.3K engagements


"Here are more than [-----] examples of pro-Russia disinformation. This database exposes how the Kremlin spreads lies across various platforms languages and borders. https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/ https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1925989208805544207)  2025-05-23T18:56Z 26.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Russian puppet-master behind UK spy ring 'plotted to create 15000-strong army of private mercenaries to control migration into Europe' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14477835/amp/Russian-puppet-master-UK-spy-ring-plotted-create-15-000-strong-army-private-mercenaries-control-migration-Europe.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14477835/amp/Russian-puppet-master-UK-spy-ring-plotted-create-15-000-strong-army-private-mercenaries-control-migration-Europe.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1927393450673963115)  2025-05-27T15:56Z 26.5K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Russias recruitment from Africa for its war in Ukraine is expanding discreetly with a particular focus on East & Central Africa. The main targets include Uganda Rwanda Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo with up to $2200 monthly plus citizenship offered to recruits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1929233209570590987)  2025-06-01T17:46Z 27.4K followers, 35.1K engagements


"It has just been revealed that Russian forces repeatedly used drones to attack civilians inUkraine. Sadly this isnt new. Im told by contacts in the Central African Republic that Russian mercenaries used drones to target miners in the northeast region. https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/03/ukraine-russia-using-drones-attack-civilians https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/03/ukraine-russia-using-drones-attack-civilians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1929934981695938936)  2025-06-03T16:15Z 26.7K followers, 25.4K engagements


"The Russian Wagner Group says it is withdrawing from Mali after more than [--] years in the country which saw a number of mercenaries involved in the killing of hundred of Malians & rape of many women. Sadly hundreds of Russian fighters will remain under Russias African Corp Group"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1931441926190112873)  2025-06-07T20:03Z 27.4K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Nearly a thousand homes in Koumboli village in the southeast of the Central African Republic were reportedly set ablaze by Russian paramilitaries last week. One villager who attempted to flee his compound when it was set on fire was reportedly shot dead. https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/urgent-koumboli-ravage-les-mercenaires-russes-incendient-la-quasi-totalite-des-habitations-faisant-un-mort-au-passage/ https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/urgent-koumboli-ravage-les-mercenaires-russes-incendient-la-quasi-totalite-des-habitations-faisant-un-mort-au-passage/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1932151670139764775)  2025-06-09T19:03Z 27.5K followers, 18.4K engagements


"Russian Wagner paramilitaries did rape teenage girls on their own farmlands in the Central African Republic a couple of victims told me. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/central-african-republic-women-girls-rape-sexual-violence-conflict-food-security-wagner-russian-mercenaries-un https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/central-african-republic-women-girls-rape-sexual-violence-conflict-food-security-wagner-russian-mercenaries-un"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1933612448562425958)  2025-06-13T19:48Z 27.6K followers, 36.3K engagements


"Local miners in the Central African Republic face eviction violence and death as the Russian paramilitaries take over gold and diamond mines. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/we-now-face-guns-small-scale-miners-fear-wagners-advances-in-car https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/we-now-face-guns-small-scale-miners-fear-wagners-advances-in-car"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1933967540725715442)  2025-06-14T19:19Z 27.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Russia is discreetly shipping in large quantities of military equipment via the port of Conakry in Guinea before transporting them by road to Mali where Russian paramilitaries have slaughtered hundreds of civilians and raped several women. https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250620-guinea-conakry-a-gateway-for-russian-weapons-in-the-sahel https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250620-guinea-conakry-a-gateway-for-russian-weapons-in-the-sahel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1936810563503284698)  2025-06-22T15:36Z 27.7K followers, 22.6K engagements


"The bodies of two local hunters who were abducted last week by Russian mercenaries near Gaska in northeastern Central African Republic were found in a despicable state. The throats of the victims were slit their bodies partially burned and dismembered. https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/tues-egorges-leur-corps-mutiles-deux-jeunes-chasseurs-sauvagement-assassines-par-les-wagner-a-gaskai/ https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/tues-egorges-leur-corps-mutiles-deux-jeunes-chasseurs-sauvagement-assassines-par-les-wagner-a-gaskai/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1937923630060454127)  2025-06-25T17:19Z 27.8K followers, 10.3K engagements


"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"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1938652843340087425)  2025-06-27T17:37Z 27.7K followers, 10.9K engagements


"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. https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/04/22/7508574/ https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/04/22/7508574/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1940122284875780389)  2025-07-01T18:56Z 28.2K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Russia Fueling Migration Into Europe Through "Spyking" in Libya https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpostafrica/russia-fueling-migration-into-europe-through-spyking-in-libya-report-firstpost-africa-n18g-vd953576/amp/ https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpostafrica/russia-fueling-migration-into-europe-through-spyking-in-libya-report-firstpost-africa-n18g-vd953576/amp/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1940893302498464105)  2025-07-03T21:59Z 28K followers, [----] engagements


"Theres a plan from Russia to create chaos and undermine democracy in Nigeria. Ive uncovered that plan. Nigeria must watch out. Watch full interview here: https://youtu.be/vLP5lFpJ_mMsi=5pJMpWFFUb2fQ-Ru https://youtu.be/vLP5lFpJ_mMsi=5pJMpWFFUb2fQ-Ru"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1941861626015097051)  2025-07-06T14:07Z 28.1K followers, 38.7K engagements


"I was at the @HelsinkiComm hearing on Russias 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 while denying that those things ever happened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1943034341434474833)  2025-07-09T19:47Z 28.1K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Russian paramilitaries backed by the Kremlin have left a trail of devastationmassacres sexual violence torture and exploitationthat threatens the lives and futures of countless Africans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1944095358411293088)  2025-07-12T18:03Z 28.2K followers, 43.3K engagements


"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. https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-group-is-snatching-children-from-their-mothers-in-the-central-african-republic/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-group-is-snatching-children-from-their-mothers-in-the-central-african-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1944858192229622006)  2025-07-14T20:35Z 28.3K followers, 44.4K engagements


"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"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1945930831748370740)  2025-07-17T19:37Z 28.2K followers, 25.7K engagements


"By creating a migration crisis Russia seeks to weaken Europes unity fuel anti-immigrant sentiment and distract from its own actions elsewhere including its aggression in Ukraine. This is hybrid warfareusing vulnerable people as pawns to sow chaos. And it is working because Europes response has been slow fragmented and reactive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1946991149295562990)  2025-07-20T17:50Z 28.2K followers, 26.3K engagements


"A shooting at a mine site fully controlled by the Russian Wagner Group in the Central African Republic has killed at least [--] people. The victims were at the site searching for gold residue & gravel when they were summarily killed. Some are still missing. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/shooting-central-african-republic-gold-mine-run-russias-123876635 https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/shooting-central-african-republic-gold-mine-run-russias-123876635"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1947393521461432696)  2025-07-21T20:29Z 28.4K followers, 12.6K engagements


"A leaked document revealed that Russia is demanding $15 million monthlyaround 40% of CARs projected [----] national budgetfor security services from Africa Corps. Its fascinating that Russia can make such request and still claim to be Africa's best friend https://www.africaintelligence.fr/afrique-centrale/2025/07/21/les-dessous-du-deal-de-moscou-pour-imposer-africa-corps-a-bangui110480636-eve https://www.africaintelligence.fr/afrique-centrale/2025/07/21/les-dessous-du-deal-de-moscou-pour-imposer-africa-corps-a-bangui110480636-eve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1947742284075741658)  2025-07-22T19:35Z 28.3K followers, 55.2K engagements


"Russia is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe using violence and human trafficking networks in Libya. Western intelligence considers Russias actions in Africaespecially in Libyathe second-most urgent threat after its war in Ukraine. https://united24media.com/world/putins-migrant-weapon-how-russia-is-staging-europes-next-border-crisis-10042 https://united24media.com/world/putins-migrant-weapon-how-russia-is-staging-europes-next-border-crisis-10042"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1948437884714836461)  2025-07-24T17:39Z 28.2K followers, 52.3K engagements


"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. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/central-african-republic-women-girls-rape-sexual-violence-conflict-food-security-wagner-russian-mercenaries-un"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1949534305002172828)  2025-07-27T18:16Z 28.4K followers, 79.8K engagements


"I'm dedicated to exposing Russian war crimes in Africatorture displacement and murder. My GoFundMe funds dangerous trips to document these atrocities. Join me in giving a voice to the voiceless. Please donate to support this work: #AfricaDeservesJustice https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1949892864185684199)  2025-07-28T18:01Z 28.2K followers, [----] engagements


"In April Russian Wagner fighters & Malian soldiers executed as many as [--] 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 https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/22/mali-army-wagner-group-disappear-execute-fulani-civilians https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/22/mali-army-wagner-group-disappear-execute-fulani-civilians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1952095461676036520)  2025-08-03T19:53Z 28.4K followers, 23.1K engagements


"The European Commission is investigating a series of unusual flights from Belarus to Libya amid concern that Russia may be helping to drive a new wave of irregular migration to Europe.Between Jan & June over [-----] migrantsarrived in Italyfrom Libya https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/minsk-benghazi-flights-raise-eu-alarm-on-migration/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/minsk-benghazi-flights-raise-eu-alarm-on-migration/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1952768599354982584)  2025-08-05T16:28Z 28.4K followers, 10.2K engagements


"When I was released battered but unbroken after Russian fighters ordered my arrest in Central Africa. I did not flee. I crossed into Cameroon bought new equipment & returned to finish the work I had started.Why Because intimidation cant silence the stories of the voiceless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1952821252558921923)  2025-08-05T19:57Z 28.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Intelligence documents suggest that Russia is using private militias to "weaponise" immigration into Europe. Russian agents plan to establish a 15000-man border police force comprised of ex-militias from Libya aimed at controlling the flow of migrants. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1872496/vladimir-putin-europe-mass-migration-russia https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1872496/vladimir-putin-europe-mass-migration-russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1953158411157184806)  2025-08-06T18:17Z 28.4K followers, 36.8K engagements


"Is Russia recruiting migrants to carry out attacks on European soil Germany may have uncovered a smoking gun. What began as an isolated act of terror may now reveal a far-reaching plan to fracture Europes political landscape and tilt it toward chaos. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/is-russia-recruiting-migrant-attackers/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/is-russia-recruiting-migrant-attackers/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1953498536592429418)  2025-08-07T16:48Z 28.4K followers, 24.5K engagements


"Today I turn [--]. Despite the scars from my arrest & torture by CAR soldiers ordered by Russian mercenaries Im more determined than ever to expose their crimes in Africa. Join me in this fight. Please donate to my GoFundMe to support my investigations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa https://www.gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-uncover-russian-atrocities-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1953870532555739144)  2025-08-08T17:26Z 28.4K followers, 12.5K engagements


"Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have teamed up withGen Khalifa Haftar the military strongman who controls much of eastern Libya to facilitate a wave of illegal migration into the European Union bloc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/09/russia-putin-warlord-khalifa-haftar-libya-migrants-europe/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/09/russia-putin-warlord-khalifa-haftar-libya-migrants-europe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1954630466965008540)  2025-08-10T19:46Z 28.4K followers, 148.6K engagements


"I had no idea this was coming. Some of the best people I know came together to celebrate me at [--]. What a surprise. What a group of incredible people. Grateful for the extraordinary love and goodwill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1954977764626534472)  2025-08-11T18:46Z 28.4K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Russia is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe using violence and human trafficking networks in Libya. https://united24media.com/world/putins-migrant-weapon-how-russia-is-staging-europes-next-border-crisis-10042 https://united24media.com/world/putins-migrant-weapon-how-russia-is-staging-europes-next-border-crisis-10042"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1956813419463725565)  2025-08-16T20:20Z 28.5K followers, 12.2K engagements


"Russian mercenaries guarding the Ndachima gold mine in the Central African Republic opened fire on Central African villagers who were there to mine gold artisanally. Ten people were killed and around twenty others were injured by gunfire. https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/centrafrique-les-mercenaires-russes-tirent-sur-des-villageois-au-site-minier-de-ndachima-au-moins-dix-morts-dont-m-ramadan/ https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/centrafrique-les-mercenaires-russes-tirent-sur-des-villageois-au-site-minier-de-ndachima-au-moins-dix-morts-dont-m-ramadan/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1957165451005366398)  2025-08-17T19:39Z 28.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Russian paramilitaries guarding the Ndachima gold mine in the Central African Republic opened fire on Central African villagers who were there to mine gold artisanally. At least [--] people were killed and around [--] others were injured by gunfire. https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/centrafrique-les-mercenaires-russes-tirent-sur-des-villageois-au-site-minier-de-ndachima-au-moins-dix-morts-dont-m-ramadan/ https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/centrafrique-les-mercenaires-russes-tirent-sur-des-villageois-au-site-minier-de-ndachima-au-moins-dix-morts-dont-m-ramadan/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1957176101580476822)  2025-08-17T20:21Z 28.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Russian mercenaries are not only profiting from human trafficking but also using migration as a geopolitical weapon funneling people through routes in Africa & Belarus to pressure Europe. The result A trail of devastation that threatens the lives & futures of countless Africans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1958265022804873480)  2025-08-20T20:28Z 28.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The number of African migrants in Russia is rising sharply.Relatives from Cameroon report the deaths of their loved ones who signed contracts for work in Russia & ended up in the war in Ukraine. Some went into it knowingly while others expected civilian jobs with high salaries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1959696037368705063)  2025-08-24T19:15Z 28.5K followers, 36.7K engagements


"In Africa Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/25/africa/russia-africa-corps-wagner-intl-cmd https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/25/africa/russia-africa-corps-wagner-intl-cmd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1960064073569288401)  2025-08-25T19:37Z 28.5K followers, 72K engagements


"Russia is expanding its reach in Africa. Two Russians were arrested in the Angolan capital Luanda after violent protests over soaring fuel prices. They had set up a network of propaganda & disinformation created to stir unrest & bankroll the demonstrations https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250819-how-moscow-is-reinventing-its-influence-machine-across-africa https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250819-how-moscow-is-reinventing-its-influence-machine-across-africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1960454779106435304)  2025-08-26T21:30Z 28.5K followers, 30.9K engagements


"Russian officials as well as media outlets and bloggers affiliated with Russia have been injecting baseless insinuations into the information space accusing Ukraine of so-called dangerous activities undermining the foundations of statehood and sovereignty of independent African countries supplying weapons and supporting illegal armed groups and allegedly planning to destabilize individual countries or entire subregions of the African continent all of which are complete fabrications."  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1961500224402387369)  2025-08-29T18:44Z 28.5K followers, 28.1K engagements


"Russia allegedly jammed the GPS navigation of an aircraft carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday. The pilots were forced to land the plane using paper maps. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/world/plane-ursula-von-der-leyen-intl https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/world/plane-ursula-von-der-leyen-intl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1962476347587952675)  2025-09-01T11:23Z 28.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Is Russia recruiting migrants to carry out attacks on European soil Germany may have uncovered a smoking gun https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/is-russia-recruiting-migrant-attackers/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/is-russia-recruiting-migrant-attackers/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1963694272688828554)  2025-09-04T20:02Z 28.5K followers, 17.6K engagements


"Two months from now I will be showcasing in South Africa how Russia is spreading disinformation across West Africa destabilising democratic processes and bolstering support for authoritarian regimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1964035263354536428)  2025-09-05T18:37Z 28.5K followers, 33.8K engagements


"As Russias influence in Libya grows some in Europe suspect that it could attempt to increase migration flows as a way to destabilise EU countries much as it has done at the border between its client state Belarus and Poland. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/libyan-migration-uptick-alarms-europe-with-or-without-a-russian-hand https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/libyan-migration-uptick-alarms-europe-with-or-without-a-russian-hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1964773041436839947)  2025-09-07T19:29Z 28.5K followers, 11K engagements


"Russia is waging an unconventional war on Europe. Through its campaign of sabotage vandalism espionage and covert action Russias aim has been to destabilise European governments https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/08/the-scale-of-russian--sabotage-operations--against-europes-critical--infrastructure/ https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2025/08/the-scale-of-russian--sabotage-operations--against-europes-critical--infrastructure/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1965493871041020162)  2025-09-09T19:13Z 28.5K followers, 35.8K engagements


"Russian paramilitaries kidnapped Central African soldiers Gouengue lie (pictured) and Bakoyogo Clestin Lemane back in January. Six months after their abduction in capital Bangui the soldiers are still missing. https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/2-ex-miliciens-azande-devenus-soldats-faca-enleves-par-les-mercenaires-russes-dans-les-locaux-de-la-sri-a-bangui-6-mois-plus-tard-ils-sont-introuvables/ https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/2-ex-miliciens-azande-devenus-soldats-faca-enleves-par-les-mercenaires-russes-dans-les-locaux-de-la-sri-a-bangui-6-mois-plus-tard-ils-sont-introuvables/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1968040915970519145)  2025-09-16T19:54Z 28.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Multiple credible sources confirm that foreign state actors among them the Russian Federation and Belarus have deliberately weaponised illegal migration as part of their hybrid warfare strategy targeting EU Member States. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-001633_EN.html https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-001633_EN.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1969156078936969657)  2025-09-19T21:46Z 28.8K followers, 60.5K engagements


"Russia Belarus and Libya Orchestrate New Migration Crisis in EU https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-belarus-and-libya-orchestrate-new-migration-crisis-in-eu/ https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-belarus-and-libya-orchestrate-new-migration-crisis-in-eu/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1969478395584041177)  2025-09-20T19:06Z 28.8K followers, 12.4K engagements


"Russian alliesBurkina Faso Mali & Nigerhave announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) labelling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression". Dont forget Vladimir Putin is subject to an ICC arrest warrant https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjvp0pr3eko.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjvp0pr3eko.amp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1970573772609491305)  2025-09-23T19:39Z 28.8K followers, 24.8K engagements


"Russia's role in trafficking smuggling from Libya to EU https://amp.dw.com/en/russias-role-in-trafficking-smuggling-from-libya-to-eu/a-72274806 https://amp.dw.com/en/russias-role-in-trafficking-smuggling-from-libya-to-eu/a-72274806"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1970958508012237112)  2025-09-24T21:08Z 28.8K followers, 13.2K engagements


"Russian paramilitaries admit to committing war crimes in Mali. They broke into homes burned camps and shot on sight from vehicles belonging to the Malian armed forces. These are the kind of atrocities Ive spent years uncovering in Mali and Central Africa https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250926-mali-des-v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rans-de-wagner-narrent-leurs-crimes-et-s-en-prennent-aux-militaires-maliensutm_slink=rfi.my%2FC2ti https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250926-mali-des-v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rans-de-wagner-narrent-leurs-crimes-et-s-en-prennent-aux-militaires-maliensutm_slink=rfi.my%2FC2ti"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1972739740307951854)  2025-09-29T19:06Z 28.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Russian fighters in Mali broke into homes burned camps and shot on sight from vehicles belonging to Malis military close to a dozen Wagner mercenaries admitted in a video. These are the kind of crimes Ive spent years uncovering in Mali & Central Africa https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250926-mali-des-v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rans-de-wagner-narrent-leurs-crimes-et-s-en-prennent-aux-militaires-maliensutm_slink=rfi.my%2FC2ti https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250926-mali-des-v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rans-de-wagner-narrent-leurs-crimes-et-s-en-prennent-aux-militaires-maliensutm_slink=rfi.my%2FC2ti"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1972742234488680957)  2025-09-29T19:16Z 28.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Fired up and ready to speak about atrocities committed by Russian paramilitaries in Africa to journalists activists and human rights campaigners from around the world gathered in Mrida Spain for the International Congress on Migration and Development Journalism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1974188742123659412)  2025-10-03T19:04Z 28.8K followers, 31.4K engagements


"Four years ago a systematic effort by the Belarusian government created a crisis on the EUs 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. https://theins.ru/en/confession/284333 https://theins.ru/en/confession/284333"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/1974938826146766937)  2025-10-05T20:44Z 28.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Because you acted more communities are embracing western education and more children are enrolling into school in Gombe. Thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/387554107202224129)  2013-10-08T12:24Z 18.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Bhawana Shrestha @aworldatschool GYA from #Nepal wants #NoBarriers to #education. @GlobalEduFirst @GEFI_Youth http://t.co/HXbFClRFBR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PhilipObaji/status/462523391220940800)  2014-05-03T09:25Z 17.9K followers, [--] engagements

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