At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after présumable Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on May 16. Nigeria has been struggling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a different area of the…
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Kenya: Odinga’s mourning ended in chaos
Brussels 16.10.2025 At least three people died in Nairobi, Kenya, after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where crowds of mourners had gathered to pay respect to the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has arrived at Kasarani Stadium. Tens of thousands of…
ZAMBIA: EU calls for investigation
Brussels, 24.12.2020 “On Wednesday 23 December, Zambian Police dispersed a large group of supporters of the opposition by use of force. Two people are confirmed to have died. The EU expresses its condolences to their families” says the statement of the spokesperson of the European External Action Service – the official body of the the…
EU-DRC: €20m for police reform
Brussels, 16.11.2020 The European Union (EU) is maintaining its commitment to the security of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by earmarking €20 million from the 11th European Development Fund for the Police Reform Support Programme over five years. This brings EU support for police reform up to a total of…
South Africa: 58 murders daily
The number of homicides rose by 1.4% to 21,325 in the 12 months through March — an average of 58 a day — the police service said in its annual crime-statistics report. Shocking crime statistics released in South Africa this week. The number of murders has risen every year since 2013. #CrimeStats2020 pic.twitter.com/wOjOtTov1J — Phumlani…
South Africa urban violence outbreak
South African police have arrested dozens of people in Johannesburg on September 2 after rioters looted shops, burned tyres and blocked road junctions – the second outbreak of urban rioting in a week. (Image: Johannesburg). Cele says JHB CBD lootings is a national emergency https://t.co/wOajli3Ner pic.twitter.com/MFLdZadkmm — Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) September 2, 2019 Police had…
Shia Muslim clashes close to Nigeria National Assembly
On July 9 Nigeria’s National Assembly was on lockdown after shots were heard outside during clashes between police and a group of Shi’ite Muslim protesters. #Nigeria’s National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after a shooting outside https://t.co/GELsqa0xgV pic.twitter.com/XYH9NJgHrA — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) July 9, 2019 The involved in violent clashes blamed each other…
Uganda kidnappers demand $500,000 ransom
An American citizen who was kidnapped with her driver at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen had failed to take an armed ranger as required by the park’s regulations, a spokesperson for the wildlife authority said. Four armed men in Uganda‘s Queen Elizabeth National Park. according to CNN have used the victim’s phone to…
BBC journalists arrested in Uganda
Police arrested a team of the BBC journalists in Uganda for illegal possession of prescription drugs, but the country’s government spokesman said the reporters had been helping to expose corruption, and demanded their immediate release. Patrick Onyango, the police spokesman, said five suspects had been detained overnight. They included two Ugandans and one Kenyan, the…
Bomb explosion at Cairo Coptic Church
A policeman perished, while attempting to defuse a bomb outside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, security officials said. Police officer killed defusing bomb near #Cairo church pic.twitter.com/wfBjTSuGWv — Ruptly (@Ruptly) January 6, 2019 Late Mustafa Abid was reportedly a specialist in mine clearance. The explosion injured two other officers and one pedestrian. The device…