Zimbabwe: opposition members arrested a week before the presidential election
On Tuesday August 15, in Zimbabwe, forty opponents were arrested a week ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections, during a campaign parade in a […]
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Mozambican police commander calls for calm over salary arrears
Police officers of the Republic of Mozambique have not received a salary for two months. Speaking to the media, the police commander general, Bernardino Rafael, […]
Sierra-Leone: Police announce the arrest of several people for an alleged plot
Sierra Leonean police claim to have arrested “several” people, including army officers, who were planning violent attacks a year after the deadly riots in August […]
Kenya ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti
Kenya announced on Saturday July 29 that it was ready to take the lead of a multinational force in Haiti and deploy 1,000 police officers […]
Kenyan police fire tear gas at demonstrators, at least 2 killed
On Wednesday, the police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered in several Kenyan towns to protest against price rises and new taxes imposed by […]
Kenyan police kills 20 al-Shebab suspects
Twenty people, suspected of being radical Islamist al-Shebab, were killed after ambushing police in Mandera County in northeastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, Kenyan […]
Police say about 100 killed after boat capsizes in Nigeria
About 100 people were killed when a boat carrying locals returning from a wedding collapsed in northern Nigeria, according to police and locals, who increased […]
Mozambican police arrest Portuguese and Zimbabwean in possession of weapons and ammunition
The Mozambican police announced Thursday the arrest of a Portuguese and a Zimbabwean, both in possession of 32 weapons and various ammunition, hidden in a […]
Mozambican government prepares police unit to fight kidnappings
Prime Minister of Mozambique, Adriano Maleiane, said on Thursday in parliament that the government is strengthening the police capacity to fight against violent crimes, such […]
Attack on cash convoy foiled in Johannesburg: nine assailants killed by police
Nine suspected robbers were killed Thursday in Johannesburg in a shootout with police that foiled an attack on a cash convoy, South African authorities said, […]