For years, I’ve risked my life exposing the horrors of Russian mercenaries, from mass killings and systematic rape. With your help, I can expand this vital investigation continent-wide and let more victims tell their stories. Donate to my GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/philip-oba...

How Russia Uses Migration as a Weapon henryjacksonsociety.org/2025/11/13/h...

Russia’s Control of Migration and Drug Flows into Europe lansinginstitute.org/2025/11/24/t...

Inside Russia’s tactics to ‘flood’ Europe with migrants as a weapon of war inews.co.uk/news/inside-...

Young people across the world must join the fight against Russian disinformation because it is a hybrid war weapon flooding our feeds with lies, from fueling coups in Africa to destabilizing democracies in Europe, all to exploit our continent, divide us & weaken the global order

Russia Lures Recruits From Africa to Feed Its Ukraine War Machine www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Russian authorities are forcing students in Mariupol to undergo military training. Disguised as patriotic education, the training involves teaching students how to handle weapons, tactical exercises, military marches & taking oaths of allegiance to Russia united24media.com/latest-news/...

How Africans are being drawn into Russia's war in Ukraine amp.dw.com/en/africans-...

Putin Behind Europe’s Migration Pressure, EU Commissioner Says united24media.com/latest-news/...

Russia is sending migrants through underground tunnels from Belarus into Europe as part of its hybrid war on the West. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Russia confirms 16 Cameroonian soldiers killed in Ukraine war www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Dear Europe — Russia is planning a massive, multi-layered crisis designed to shatter your stability, including orchestrated migration surges & coordinated disinformation to fracture NATO & EU unity. Putin is not bluffing. He’s preparing the ground while the West debates. Wake up!

Dear Europe — Russia is planning a massive, multi-layered crisis designed to shatter your stability, including orchestrated migration surges & coordinated disinformation to fracture NATO & EU unity. Putin is not bluffing. He’s preparing the ground while the West debates. Wake up!

This report corroborates work done by me an my friends Justin Yarga and @philipobaji.bsky.social. Our investigation, Africa's Ghost Reporters, revealed a CAR-based Russian influence campaign was using non-existing journalists to spread disinformation in West Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnez...

How a Russian influence network is spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Ivory Coast www.france24.com/en/africa/20...

Russia is recruiting students nationwide with large financial packages to join drone units in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while businesses in the central Ryazan region face government-imposed quotas to sign up employees for the army.

Sixteen Kenyans missing in Russia after army recruitment www.bbc.com/news/article...

Russian soldiers at home have been killing, maiming, raping and looting at record rates since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This is similar to the way Russian paramilitaries have acted in Africa. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

I documented villages where civilians disappeared after encounters with Russian fighters. I spoke with kids who described torture. I walked through areas where people lived in fear. What I saw convinced me that Africa was becoming the stage for a new kind of geopolitical struggle

Zimbabweans lured to Russia’s War: Inside the deceptive recruitment network drawing civilians to the frontlines cite.org.zw/zimbabweans-...

We need your support. We’re risking everything to expose the brutal crimes of Russian mercenaries in Africa and Russia’s cynical plan to trigger a migration crisis in Europe. Your support keeps this critical work alive. Please donate today. www.gofundme.com/f/philip-oba...

Russia is targeting civil society actors: recruiting journalists, infiltrating NGOs & activist groups, and mobilizing public figures in order to build its network of influence and expand its reach in Africa  forbiddenstories.org/sahel-journa...

We need your support. We’re risking everything to expose the brutal crimes of Russian mercenaries in Africa and Russia’s cynical plan to trigger a migration crisis in Europe. Your support keeps this critical work alive. Please donate today. www.gofundme.com/f/philip-oba...

Russian university pressure students to fight in Ukraine www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/23/a...

Zimbabwe says that 15 of its nationals have been killed after being recruited to fight for Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine, with more than 60 still trapped on the frontlines. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’m not afraid to inform Europe that Russia’s hybrid warfare in Africa is intentionally engineered not only to exploit resources and destabilize nations, but also to generate instability that drives large-scale migration toward Europe and weakens EU democracy and cohesion.

Please support us. We’re risking everything to expose the horrific crimes committed by Russian mercenaries in Africa and to expose Russia’s calculated strategy of creating a migration crisis for Europe. Every donation helps us keep this vital work going www.gofundme.com/f/philip-oba...

I’ve listen to dozens of African women narrate how Russian paramilitaries raped them. I’ve heard boys narrate how they were tortured. I’ve seen how Russia is engineering a migration crisis for Europe. Watch live at 8pm CET as I explain these in Amsterdam: www.youtube.com/live/JjvPygW...

The United States government recently lifted sanctions on three senior Malian officials linked to Russia’s abusive Wagner Group who could be implicated in serious human rights violations. The decision signals disturbing disregard for atrocities in Mali. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Fired up and ready to speak in Kampala, Uganda, about crimes, including rape and torture, committed by Russian paramilitaries deployed across Africa.

A Russian Soldier Thought He'd Be Deployed To Africa. When They Ordered Him To Ukraine, He Fled. www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukr...

Russia recruits teens for drone production in same factory where African women were forced to assemble Iranian made drones

Inside the Russian explosives plot that sent incendiary parcels to the UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today, at the side event of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, I made it clear: Russia is desperate to damage Europe. Its operations in Africa are hybrid warfare aimed at fueling instability, driving migration flows northward & weakening EU unity. Europe must act!

Russian-backed hackers have launched a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used ‌by officials, military personnel and journalists. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

In Kenya, families protested in Nairobi demanding the government bring home their sons duped into joining Russia's army for the Ukraine war. Many were lured with promises of decent jobs as drivers or guards, but ended up on the front lines. Over 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited

Thousands of Africans are fighting for Russia in Ukraine. African governments are belatedly trying to stop them www.economist.com/middle-east-...

‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...

Russian schools are recruiting students for drone operations. At least 91 universities and 112 vocational schools are actively enlisting students for Russia’s newly established Unmanned Systems Forces, according to an investigation by Verstka  united24media.com/latest-news/...

A drone factory in Russia is running ads featuring teens who say they earn thousands assembling Shahed drones meduza.io/en/feature/2...

In Cameroon, pan-Africanist media outlets are on Russian life support. Several Cameroonian private media outlets maintain relationships with entities linked to Russia and the SVR, Moscow's foreign intelligence service. www.jeuneafrique.com/1768423/poli...

Inside the Propaganda Unit Sent by Russia to Help the Bolivian President. In Bolivia, the network behind Russia’s global propaganda operations, known as the “Company,” tried to influence election outcomes and strain ties with the West. forbiddenstories.org/inside-russi...

South Africans recruited by Russian for its war in Ukraine say they “were racially abused, denied proper equipment and sent to the most dangerous areas.” They described themselves as "cannon fodder", assigned to the most dangerous tasks in the military www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-02...

The Russian Orthodox Church is helping lure Kenyans into the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. Once in Russia, their documents are confiscated. Bank accounts are opened in their names but controlled by commanders, after which they are sent to the front. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Please support us. We are giving everything to expose crimes committed by Russian mercenaries in Africa & uncovering how Russia is creating a migration crisis for Europe by spreading disinfo across West Africa to push desperate people toward deadly routes www.gofundme.com/f/philip-oba...

At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war. Hundreds of Africans recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine have now died in the battlefield www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Kenyan man thought he was traveling to Russia to join a basketball team. Instead, he was forced to join the Russian military and fight Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Police in Kenya have arrested Festus Omwamba, head of recruitment agency, Global Faces Human Resources, for allegedly luring young men to Russia with job opportunities, only for them to end up fighting in Ukraine. He recruited 22 Kenyans for “exploitation" www.bbc.com/news/article...

There are currently over 1,780 citizens from the African continent fighting in the Russian army. The African fighters are from 36 different countries spread across the continent, according to the Ukrainian government. www.reuters.com/world/europe...