Philip Obaji Jr.

Philip Obaji Jr. is a journalist based in Nigeria. His work on jihadi groups, terrorism, human trafficking, and Africa has appeared in numerous publications including the Daily Beast, the Hill, Equal Times, Refugees Deeply, IRIN News, and the Guardian.

Follow Philip Obaji Jr.:
On Twitter
Stories by Philip Obaji Jr.
Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako on August 19, the day after mutinying troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

A Coup Won’t End Mali’s Corruption and Insecurity
Argument |
A discarded Islamic State flag lies torn on the ground in the village of Baghouz, Syria, on March 24. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)

ISIS’s West African Offshoot Is Following al Qaeda’s Rules for Success
Argument |
A woman carries a pot of water on her head in Rann in north-east of Nigeria close to the Cameroonian border on July 29, 2017.

Cameroon Used to Welcome Refugees. Now It Forcibly Expels Them.
Argument |
Load more by Philip Obaji Jr. | Return to staff list
Latest

Syria’s Forgotten Displaced Aren’t Equipped to Fight the Pandemic

Las sanciones están llevando a Irán y Venezuela a los brazos del otro

Were They Lost Students or Inept Spies for China?

Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Brink of War After Deadly Clashes

Ethiopia’s Power Play on the Nile Has Left the Region in a Deadlock
See All Stories

Trending

  1. 1
    Why Europe Wins
  2. 2
    Did Xi Just Save the World
?
  3. 3
    Were They Lost Students or Inept Spies for China?
  4. 4
    Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Brink of War After Deadly Clashes
  5. 5
    Want to Learn How the Pentagon Works? Then Play This Board Game.