Mali militarises police force
Bamako – Mali on Thursday announced the militarisation of the police, as it seeks to quell a decade-old jihadist... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto released after cannabis controversy
Rabat – Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was released from police custody on Wednesday but remains under investigation for alleged... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Chad protest witnesses recall ‘terrible, terrible day’ of death
N’Djamena – Witnesses have come forward to tell AFP of the “absolutely terrible, terrible day” of violence that left... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
Four Kenyan police charged over disappearance of trio
Nairobi – Four Kenyan police officers from a notorious unit linked to extrajudicial killings and other crimes were charged... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
Nigeria police fire tear gas at #EndSARS anniversary rally
Lagos – Nigerian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Thursday to clear a rally in Lagos marking... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
New Zealand to beef up police powers to prevent attacks
Wellington – New Zealand’s government proposed on Wednesday a string of amendments to the country’s counter-terrorism laws, in a... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Kenya disbands ‘killer’ police unit
Nairobi – Kenya’s new president, William Ruto, said he had dissolved a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings, in a... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Moroccan, Spanish police raid ‘jihadists’, arrest 11
Rabat – Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group,... Read more
5 Oct, 2022
Norway police seek second suspect in deadly Oslo shooting
Oslo – Norwegian police said on Friday they had issued an international arrest warrant for a second suspect in... Read more
24 Sep, 2022
Roadside bomb kills policeman in restive Thai south
Bangkok – A roadside bomb blast killed one police officer and wounded three others in Thailand’s troubled deep south,... Read more
21 Sep, 2022
