Category: Security
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Interpol arrests 300 people in a global crackdown on West African crime groups
In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday. Operation Jackal III, which ran from 10 April to 3 July in 21 countries, aimed to fight online financial fraud and the West African syndicates behind it,…
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African Union Concludes Plans for New Sudanese Political Dialogue
The African Union has concluded preparatory meetings for the holding of another round of peace conference to end the fighting in Sudan. The talks, dubbed “Sudanese-Sudanese political dialogue,” will take place in the troubled nation “when a ceasefire has been reached” between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The organizers say the…
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Somali militiamen seize heavy weapons after looting convoy
At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday, seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted. The convoy was travelling on Monday with a security escort near the town of Abudwaq when militiamen from a local…
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Liberia: Roberts International Airport Security Outsourcing Deal with Ghanaian Company Reportedly Revoked by Board
Robertsfield, Margibi County – FrontPage Africa Newspaper has gathered that the Board of Directors of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has voted unanimously to halt the operations of a Ghanaian Security firm that was poised to take over the security department of the Roberts International Airport (RIA). According to sources, the former Board of Directors…
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Burkina Faso to withdraw mining permits granted to companies from countries that refuse to sell military equipment to the country
The announcement was made by the country’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, during an address to the nation. “Some [powers] have refused to sell us [military] equipment, have blocked the equipment we have bought from certain countries because they have the license for certain components,” President Traore said, adding that “these powers mine minerals in Burkina…
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Kenya police vow ‘transparent’ probe into dismembered female bodies
At least eight bodies have been found, but reports indicate there may be more as anger over the discovery grows. Police in Kenya have promised a “transparent” investigation into the discovery of eight mutilated female bodies that were found dumped in an abandoned quarry in Mukuru, a collection of slums south of the capital Nairobi.…
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In the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, an explosion occurred near a restaurant where the Euro 2024 final was broadcast
According to preliminary data, there are casualties. Local media reported that the bomb was detonated by a terrorist. Here’s what we know so far: At least five people were killed and 20 others injured in the attack [reported by Somali police spokesman Maj. Abdifitah Aden Hassa] Initial reports suggest the explosion was caused by a…
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Trump Is Safe After Assassination Attempt; Suspected Gunman Is Dead
A spectator was also killed at the rally in Pennsylvania, the Secret Service said. Former President Donald J. Trump said in a post online that he had been “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part” of his ear. The federal authorities identified the gunman they said tried to assassinate former President Donald J.…
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Ecuador court sentences five people for up to 34 years in candidate murder
A court in Ecuador on Friday handed down prison sentences of 12 years and 34 years for five people found guilty of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Prosecutors accused at least two of those tried of belonging to the Los Lobos crime gang, among 22 criminal gangs designated as terrorists by President Daniel Noboa in…
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Ammo vending machines to be installed in Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma grocery stores, according to CNN
Ammunition firm American Rounds is installing vending machines in grocery shops across Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma, sparking mixed reactions from officials. The machines use AI and facial recognition to verify customer identity and age compliance. Each machine dispenses various calibers of ammunition for rifles, shotguns, and pistols. CEO Grant Magers said local stores approached him…
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