Tag: security

Op-Ed: The danger of supplementing aid to Africa with weapons

Earl Conteh-Morgan | University of South Florida During the recent G-20 meeting in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel floated the idea that African countries should be given weapons as part of development aid so…

Expert advice on how to deal with insecurity in West Africa

Expert advice on how to deal with his insecurity in West Africa

Al Qaeda-linked group claims deadly attack at Mali resort

A new alliance of Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility.

Four guests killed in Mali resort attack – security source

Gunmen on Sunday attacked a luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside Mali’s capital, Bamako.

At least 19 killed in hotel attack in Somalia’s capital

At least 19 people were killed when Islamist attackers launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy hotel.

Gaddafi son Saif freed in Libya, whereabouts unclear – lawyer

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been freed by an armed group in western Libya.

Uganda’s Museveni orders halt to torture by security personnel

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ordered his security chiefs on Tuesday to stop torture by their personnel after media images of a detained politician with septic wounds on his body stirred public outrage.

UN Security Council backs new Western Sahara talks push

Patrick Markey and Samia Errazzouki | ALGIERS/RABAT The United Nations Security Council unanimously backed attempts to restart talks between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement over the Western Sahara conflict, and…

Facilitating trade, security tops agenda at 3rd annual AAMA forum

Somali president shakes up security agencies, urges militants’ surrender

Somalia’s president replaced his security chiefs on Thursday and called on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents to surrender within 60 days in return for education and jobs.

Congo’s President Kabila promises to restore security to restive centre

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila pledged on Wednesday to restore order to the country’s restive Kasai region, where a worsening insurgency poses the most serious threat to his…

Kenyan MPs’ budget expectations

The 2017/18 budget is expected to take into consideration ongoing economic issues such as the rising inflation, while creating an inclusive economy to ensure all citizens have access to services.

Nigeria takes controls of Arik Air to stabilise it ahead of sale

Kenya granted security clearance by U.S. for direct flights

Kenya now has Category 1 security and safety status and hopes that will allow it to boost trade with the U.S.

Op-Ed: How Artificial Intelligence can outsmart cybercrime

By 2018, two thirds of corporate networks will experience an Internet of Things security breach.

Stockbroker’s N10bn scandal explained

According to a recent report by the Guardian Newspaper, Partnership Securities Limited and its three sister companies defrauded their clients, including Arnold Ekpe, former CEO of UBA and ETI, of…