Category: Security
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π¬πΆ Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sex tapes with President’s sister, high-profile women
Equatorial Guineaβs Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested following allegations that he recorded more than 400 explicit videos featuring the wives of prominent public figures in the country. The scandal emerged during a separate investigation into fraud allegations against Engonga, aged 54, when authorities uncovered a trove…
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π§π·Brazilian ex-police officers get decades in prison for 2018 murder of Rio politician
A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco and her driver. Ronnie Lessa and Elcio de Queiroz, who pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors, were ordered to serve 78 years and nine months and 59…
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ππΉπΊπΈEscalating Tensions: Armed Gangs Target U.S. Embassy Vehicles in Haitiβs Capital
In recent developments in Haiti, armed gangs targeted U.S. Embassy vehicles in Port-au-Prince, marking a serious escalation in the ongoing violence affecting the country. The attack involved gunfire directed at two U.S. embassy armored vehicles, though fortunately, no injuries to personnel were reported. The gangs involved, including the notorious βMawozo 400β and βChen Mechanβ factions,…
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Business Editorial: The Dark Arts of Growth Hacking Websites
This entry will focus on how some companies exploit metrics to create an illusion of growth, distorting their real value and deceiving investors. Tactics include shifting profitability projections, using misleading engagement metrics, or fabricating user activity through click farms and bots, a practice prevalent in both Web2 and Web3 spaces. In crypto, wash trading and…
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πΊπ¬ Suspected cult members kill eight in Uganda village
Suspected cult members attacked a village in Uganda, killing at least eight people, including a child as young as three and members of the assailants’ families, authorities said on Wednesday. The assault occurred on Tuesday night about 250 km (150 miles)from the capital Kampala. Eight others were injured, police said. Security forces including from the…
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π²πΏ At Least 10 Shot Dead in Mozambique Post-Election Protests
At least 10 people were shot dead and another 63 injured by gunfire during post-election protests in Mozambique last week, medical associations said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further demonstrations. Protests broke out before and after Mozambique’s electoral commission announced that ruling party Frelimo had won an Oct. 9 poll, extending its 49…
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πΉπ© Chad urges international community to boost support after Boko Haram attack
Chad on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel, after Boko Haram jihadists killed around 40 Chadian troops in a surprise attack. The jihadist group late on Sunday targeted a military garrison in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups, in an offensive…
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Uganda sentences LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years for war crimes
A court in Uganda has sentenced Lordβs Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the groupβs two-decade reign of violence. The sentence was announced on Friday by Michael Elubu, the lead judge in the case, at a court in the northern…
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In Ghana, Sahel jihadis find refuge and supplies, sources say
Islamist militants fighting in Burkina Faso are discreetly using Ghana’s north as a logistical and medical rear base to sustain their insurgency, say seven sources, a move that could help them expand their footprint in West Africa. The sources, who include Ghanaian security officials and regional diplomats, said Ghanaian authorities appeared to be mostly turning…
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π§πΌ 1,094-Carat Diamond found in Botswana, one of the largest ever
A massive 1,094-carat diamond has been recovered from the Karowe mine in Botswana. This is the second discovery of a diamond weighing over 1000 carats at the mine this year. The newly found diamond shares similarities with a 692-carat diamond discovered earlier in 2023. Both are expected to yield high-value polished stones through an ongoing…
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