Security

UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged authorities in Ghana to stop the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens – mainly women and children – had been deported from Ghana after fleeing there to escape violence in their homeland. …

Russian army announced on Wednesday that it had received from the paramilitary group Wagner more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, 2,500 tonnes of ammunition and 20,000 small arms, thanks to the agreement reached after its abortive rebellion in June. “The Russian Armed Forces, according to plan, are completing the reception …

The Ukrainian president denounced this Tuesday hesitations of NATO member countries gathered at a summit in Vilnius, who are struggling to find a wording on kyiv’s future membership of the Alliance, and refuse to mention a timetable. “It seems that there is no will either to give Ukraine an invitation …

North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down US spy planes that violate its airspace, while condemning Washington’s plan to deploy a ballistic missile submarine near the Korean peninsula. According to a spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of Defense, the United States has “intensified its espionage activities beyond wartime …

Security operatives in Kakiri Wakiso District have arrested three suspected robbers in Bulabakulu village in Mende Sub County, Uganda. The three suspects have been terrorizing people in the area using machetes. They carried out the operations following the spate of killing and robbering in the area,” according to the spokesperson …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asked his counterpart Vladimir Putin not to kill Wagner Group leader Evguéni Prigozhin despite having the power to do so. Alexander Lukashenko is said to have played a key role in easing tensions between Moscow and the Wagner Group. The Belarusian president spoke in a …

Nigerian police authorities have removed some police units from protecting and escorting VIPs, in favour of redeploying them to work on national security, local media reported. “While the protection of dignitaries remains paramount, it is imperative that we realign our priorities to address the escalating security challenges faced by the …

UN special rapporteur on human rights and the fight against terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin denounced in a report published Monday, “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” that took place in Guantanamo, a military prison high security managed by the United States. After two decades of fruitless requests from independent UN human …

A unilateral ceasefire declared by the head of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is due to come into effect today for the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha, which starts on Wednesday, the BBC reported. The pause in the conflict with the Sudanese army was announced in an audio recording broadcast on …

Russian paramilitary group, Wagner must continue its activities in Mali and the Central African Republic, despite its failed rebellion in Russia, the head of Russian diplomacy said. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov also affirms that the rebellion of this organization in Russia will not affect the relationship between …