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Nigeria: Iran intentions and Religious tensions questioned

Nigeria: Iran intentions and Religious tensions questioned

Following Nigeria’s take over U.N. Security Council presidency Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to visit the West African country in order to...
Zimbabwe: Fear grips village over army drills

Zimbabwe: Fear grips village over army drills

Zimbabwe National Army on Friday conducted rare military drills in public in which commanders said it was a “show of power and to test...
New DR Congo army to take over from MONUC

New DR Congo army to take over from MONUC

The departure at the end of the month of the first group of peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the...
EU military in Uganda to train Somalis

EU military in Uganda to train Somalis

100 soldiers from European Union countries are in Uganda to train Somali soldiers in street fighting and other military tactics. More trainers are expected...
Chad President drives UN mission out despite insecurities

Chad President drives UN mission out despite insecurities

Displaced Chadians and refugees from the Sudanese province of Darfur will sort out their own security as the 4,375-strong United Nations forces prepare to...
Nigeria: New President commands respect among rebels

Nigeria: New President commands respect among rebels

Rebels of Nigeria’s Niger Delta have decided to support peace, stability and the return of a functioning rule of law to the troubled region...
Southern Sudan gets a strong army

Southern Sudan gets a strong army

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has built an army that can protect the boundaries of southern Sudan if secession takes place. Southern Sudan is...
Series of chaos cripple South Africa’s transport services

Series of chaos cripple South Africa’s transport services

South Africa's public broadcaster, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has coined a catchy phrase for the World Cup - “FEEL IT, it is here”,...
South Africa copies Zimbabwe’s brutal youth national service programme

South Africa copies Zimbabwe’s brutal youth national service programme

South Africa has resolved to carbon copy Zimbabwe's condemned national service for all youths. Zimbabwe introduced national service for youths that quickly turned into...
Guinea’s military leader refuses postponement of elections

Guinea’s military leader refuses postponement of elections

The head of the joint AU-UN-ECOWAS mission, General Lamine Cissé has presented his first evaluation report of the restructuring of the defense and security...
South African official denies 10 000 policemen in jail

South African official denies 10 000 policemen in jail

South Africa’s National police commissioner General Bheki Cele has caused panic in the country by revealing that more than 10 000 policemen were serving...
Zimbabwe police to move into mining industry

Zimbabwe police to move into mining industry

Police force units the world over are not known for their mining prowls but that could soon change in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe police have indicated their...
UN intensifies efforts on security in Sudan and DR Congo

UN intensifies efforts on security in Sudan and DR Congo

The UN has intensified its efforts on African security by extending its peacekeeping mission in Sudan for another year and deploying its top humanitarian...
Africa: AU and U.S agree to cooperate on world issues

Africa: AU and U.S agree to cooperate on world issues

High-level bilateral talks between the African Union and the United States on fighting hunger, climate change, and boosting peacekeeping operations has ended with agreements...
Zimbabwe: Ahmadinejad snubs Mugabe’s security

Zimbabwe: Ahmadinejad snubs Mugabe’s security

Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's security details on Friday took over all security arrangements after they protested that Zimbabwean spies are armateurs. Ahmadinejad has close to 50 security...
Nigerian and South African Presidents meet with Obama

Nigerian and South African Presidents meet with Obama

President Obama met separately with South African President Jacob Zuma and Nigeria’s acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, April 11 on the eve of the Nuclear...
Nigeria: Abuja hosts U.S and other nations on air security

Nigeria: Abuja hosts U.S and other nations on air security

Nigeria is hosting a three-day meeting of African ministers on aviation security in reaction to the December 25, 2009 failed terror attack on Northwest...
Barack Obama

Obama faces his greatest test over Iran

This week President Obama released his new nuclear strategy review narrowing the circumstances in which the U.S. might launch a nuclear strike and yesterday...
Sudan police boosted ahead of elections

Sudan police boosted ahead of elections

Police in Sudan has said that it is ready to provide adequate security during the forthcoming elections. It has specially equipped 1000 policemen to secure...
United States: Country-based scrutiny for air travelers eliminated

United States: Country-based scrutiny for air travelers eliminated

After consultations with governments and airline representatives, as well as U.S. intelligence and law enforcement personnel, the Obama administration has announced new security measures...
South Africa: Killings by Police on the rise

South Africa: Killings by Police on the rise

A total of 556 South African’s have been shot dead by police since the controversial "shoot to kill" statements were made two years ago. The...
SA Police head warns officers to lose weight or get the sack

SA Police head warns officers to lose weight or get the sack

The head of South Africa Police, Bheki Cele has told his men to shed the weight or risk being booted out of the force....
Zimbabwe: Police embarrass minister ahead of summit

Zimbabwe: Police embarrass minister ahead of summit

Overzealous security agents in Zimbabwe at the weekend nabbed a Mexican journalist in the southern town of Masvingo days before Zimbabwe hosts its first...
Police and private security in Africa and dangerous partnerships

Police and private security in Africa and dangerous partnerships

With crime on the rise and government police forces ill-equipped and distrusted by many of the people they are supposed to serve, Africa’s well-to-do...