Category: Violence
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🇧🇷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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🇭🇹🇺🇸Escalating Tensions: Armed Gangs Target U.S. Embassy Vehicles in Haiti’s 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 “Mawozo 400” and “Chen Mechan” factions,…
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🇺🇬 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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🇲🇿 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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🇹🇩 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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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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African progress backslides as coups and war persist
Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found despite positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries, accounting for just under…
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Mali. A suspicious vehicle was hit in the northwestern region of Kidal.
🇲🇱 Mali. Un véhicule suspect percuté dans la région nord-ouest de Kidal. Les opérations de remise en état et d’assainissement se poursuivent dans la région nord-ouest du Mali. Dans la vidéo, nous pouvons voir comment l’armée malienne a probablement fouillé la zone avec un drone de reconnaissance et, une fois en sécurité, a heurté le…
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JNIM Militants Attack Airport in Bamako, Destroy Aircraft and Clash with Security Forces
JAMA’AT NUSRAT AL-ISLAM WAL-MUSLIMIN (JNIM)
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Iran’s air bridge to the Sudanese military
Iran sent at least nine cargo flights to Sudan between December 2023 and July 2024, coinciding with a rapprochement between the two countries, as Iranian weapons appeared on the battlefield in Sudan for the first time. This is the conclusion of a new report by the Conflict Observatory, a research consortium affiliated with George Mason…
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