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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....
Ministers Adopt Plan for Implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms, Call for Ratification by Member States
ECOWAS Ministers responsible for Defence and Security on Wednesday, 17th March 2010, adopted a five-year Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ECOWAS...
EAC to hold workshop on regional armed forces HIV/AIDS prevention and control
The East African Community has organised a three-day workshop on mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS prevention, control, treatment, care and support into Partner States' national Armed...
EAC heads of prisons/correctional services hold inaugural meeting in Arusha
The inaugural meeting of the EAC Heads of Prisons/Correctional Services ended today at the Naura Springs Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. The inaugural meeting was...
Germany and Djibouti agree on close cooperation
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, Mr Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on February 23. The two men agreed that the...
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...
Journalist flees Zimbabwe after death threat
Freelance journalist Stanley Kwenda, a contributor to the private weekly The Zimbabwean, fled the country on Friday after he said he received a telephone...
Nigeria: Use Restraint in Curbing Jos Violence
Nigeria should ensure that its security forces use restraint and comply with international standards on the use of force in responding to the latest...
Controls on military assistance to Somalia must be tightened
Amnesty International has called for arms transfers to the Somali government to be suspended until there are adequate safeguards to prevent weapons from being...
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...
IISS Announces 4th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce that the 4th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue will take place from...