West Africa

Nigeria: discovery of hundreds of suspected terrorist financiers

Nigeria: discovery of hundreds of suspected terrorist financiers

Nigerian government has uncovered more than 120 companies and 96 individuals linked to the financing of terrorism, the information minister has said. Minister Lai Mohammed, said 45 people suspected of funding terrorism had been arrested and would soon be prosecuted. He said Nigeria’s financial crimes agency recovered at least $750m …

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Guinea-Bissau: “failed coup could be linked to drug trade” – President Embalo

Guinea-Bissau: "failed coup could be linked to drug trade" - President Embalo

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may have been linked to drug trafficking. Earlier, heavy gunfire rang out near a government compound where Embalo had been chairing a …

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