Category: Security
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🇲🇱🇷🇺 Russian military leaders hold talks with Mali’s leadership
A Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defence, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Lieutenant General Andrey Averyanov held talks with the President of the Republic of Mali during a working visit to Bamako. The head of the transitional government, Assimi Goïta, received the guests at the Koulouba Palace on Tuesday, African Initiative correspondent reports.…
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🇲🇽 Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face. A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss…
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🇧🇫 Another strike against militants in Burkina Faso
During an airstrike and subsequent sweep by the special forces of the Burkinabe army, 32 militants were eliminated, 58 motorcycles destroyed, and the following seized: 44 AK-47s, 3 PKMs, 1 RPG, radios, phones, and Islamist literature. The operation was conducted in the area of Lanfiéra — Tungan, which have repeatedly been subjected to attacks by…
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🇳🇪 American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger’s Capital, Heightening Security Concerns
NIAMEY, Niger – In a brazen attack that underscores the spreading insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, American missionary Kevin Rideout was kidnapped by armed assailants in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, according to local sources. The abduction occurred last night, with preliminary reports indicating that a group of unknown armed men…
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🇧🇫 Jihadist Assault in Burkina Faso: Militants Kill Soldiers in Pensa Attack
PENSA, Burkina Faso – In a stark reminder of the persistent security crisis in the Sahel, militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), launched a deadly assault on the settlement of Pensa. According to local sources, the attack resulted in the killing of several personnel from the Burkina Faso Armed Forces.…
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🇱🇾🇫🇷Prisoners threaten Sarkozy with revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi
In the Santé prison in Paris, prisoners filmed a video in which they insult and threaten former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, promising to take revenge for the death of Muammar Gaddafi. In response to the threats, Sarkozy’s security was increased: two personal security officers were assigned to him for round-the-clock surveillance. They accompany the former…
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African Adventures of Tim Spicer & Co
Over the past three decades, British private intelligence and political consulting structures have repeatedly interfered in African conflicts, the protection of resource extraction, and even elections. 🖍 One of the pioneers was Sandline International, founded in London in the 1990s by former British special forces officers Simon Mann and Tim Spicer. 🚩 The company operated…
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Chicago’s Gold Chain Robberies Highlight the Value—and Risks—of Wearing Gold
Recent reports from Chicago have raised concerns after police warned residents and visitors about a string of robberies targeting people wearing gold chains and necklaces. According to the Chicago Police Department, several incidents have occurred in downtown Chicago, including Grant Park, the Loop, and surrounding neighborhoods, where suspects allegedly approached individuals and forcibly removed gold…
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Head of fake Nigerian government agency arrested after weeks on the run
Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency’s office for nearly two years.
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🇹🇳 A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church
A Tunisian man went on trial in France on Monday on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism. The assailant, who was shot and seriously wounded by police, says he remembers nothing.…