Nigeria looks to boost security cooperation with Benin and Niger
Nigeria is expanding military cooperation with Benin and Niger to ward off jihadist groups from the Sahel trying to enter its northwest. A new tri-border military sector is being created to secure the Nigeria-Benin-Niger border, Nigeria’s defense minister said on Thursday. The plan is a "work in progress," Christopher Musa said, without giving a definite timeline. He also said he plans to visit Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in the coming months, all governed by military rulers
First batch of 273 Ugandans arrives from South Africa amid unrest
Uganda has launched the first phase of a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from South Africa, bringing home 273 nationals amid rising anti-illegal immigration protests and xenophobic violence. More charter flights are planned as hundreds more Ugandans seek voluntary repatriation. A total of 273 Ugandan nationals arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard a special Uganda Airlines charter flight in the early hours of Friday, marking the first phase of the government'
Moscow Police Arrest Mother of Boy Whose Severed Head Was Found in Backpack
Russian law enforcement authorities on Monday said they arrested the mother of a six-year-old boy whose severed head was reportedly discovered inside a backpack left at a pond in northeastern Moscow over the weekend. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said a backpack containing “a fragment of the child’s body” was recovered at the Golyanovsky Pond on Sunday. Telegram news channels with purported links to law enforcement authorities claimed the bo
Tanzania deploys army as election protests spread
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in Tanzania on Thursday after a disputed election, while Amnesty International reported that two people have died. After the protests broke out on Wednesday, the government shut down the internet, imposed a curfew and deployed the military to the streets. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM party, which has been in power since independence in 1961, sought to extend its rule in Wednesday’s election
Report highlights significant security deterioration in South Sudan
The peace monitoring commission, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), in South Sudan has raised alarms about a major decline in security across the country. The country's peace monitoring commission has sounded the alarm, following a rise in violence and political instability between July and September this year. According to the quarterly report released just yesterday, clashes have erupted among groups who signed the 2018 peace deal, affectin
