Uncovering Russian crimes in Africa; @onewm Int. Journalist of the Year 2023; Donate: gofundme.com/f/philip-obaji-…
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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:
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Russia is set to open more cultural centres in Africa as it seeks to broaden its influence. The centres will promote the Russian language, education, science and culture, while supporting various projects, Russia's humanitarian agency says.
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Russia’s spy game is as intense as ever. And a new type of agent has emerged.
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A Russian-backed financial network with operations in Africa moved more than $6.9 billion through international banks using front companies and forged documents, according to a Financial Times investigation
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War without an army: how Russia uses "expendable agents" and migration crises, including via Belarus
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Russia’s attacks on Europe are getting more brazen and more dangerous
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Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe, Kyiv says
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‘Putin aims to trigger migration to Europe through food crisis’
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning a missile strike on a NATO country
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My commitment to combat Foreign Information Manipulation & Interference is strong. I’m proud to announce that the Obaji Foundation is offering a 5-day fully residential counter-disinformation capacity-building workshop for Nigerian journalists. Apply here:
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When I started to uncover foreign-sponsored disinfo in Africa, I made a pledge to fight it. Today, the Obaji Foundation is bringing together journalists from Nigeria who will be trained on how to counter this threat. I’ve kept my promise. That’s how to act
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Russia is hiring African operators for troll farms & influence work targeting Europe. Fake accounts based in Ghana and Nigeria have been used to inflame Dutch politics, magnify migration anxiety, and push anti-EU narratives. African labour is being folded into Russia’s hybrid war
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Russia has weaponized migration, manipulating migrant flows to destabilize and pressure NATO allies.
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Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa
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Russia’s crimes in Africa don’t stay in Africa. Mercenaries massacre villagers, rape women & loot gold to fund the war in Ukraine. The chaos they create drives migration north & gives Moscow a lever against Europe. Africans pay first in blood. Europe pays later in instability.
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Russia is using Africa as a launchpad to create problems for Europe. Its mercenaries extract minerals, fuel instability & push migration northward. The goal is to weaken Europe. Africa pays the price in massacres, rape & plunder. Europe pays later in division and instability
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Russia offered Peter what he believed was a scholarship after he took part in a coding competition at a tech incubator in South Africa. He later described that contest as a springboard. Instead, he was forced to fight in a war. Too many Africans have been victims. This must stop.
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Russia is using Africa as a launchpad against Europe. Troll farms in the continent are targeting elections in Europe & creating chaos that drives migration north. African gold helps fund the war machine. Africans pay first in blood. Europe feels the blowback. We must act fast
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Russia is engineering a migration crisis for Europe via the West African. Disinfo on local radio & media pushes desperate people north through Niger toward Libya. Wagner trucks move migrants to smugglers; their militias then help load boats across the Mediterranean. Time to act.
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Russian paramilitaries slaughtered at least 50 villagers in Koki, CAR, just to seize a gold mine. I interviewed 16 witnesses who all said the same thing: ordinary people were killed for resources. These horrors in Africa fuel instability that reaches Europe. We cannot look away.
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