Whistleblowers Express Fear for Safety Oliver Zayzay, the Liberian national linked to the importation of cocaine worth about US$100m to Liberia has been released from the Monrovia Central Prison, FrontPageAfrica has gathered. Zayzay was arrested along with Makki Ahmed and Adulai Djibril Djalo on October 6 in Sierra Leone while attempting when they fled Liberia […]
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Monrovia — The government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority in collaboration with the Liberia Maritime Authority has expressed optimism that the yellow card issued by the European Union will soon be lifted. In 2016 Liberia was issued a yellow card as a result of a fishing vessel that was placed on […]
The combined efforts of Interpol South Africa and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have led to the arrest of an Israeli gang leader, who has been on Interpol’s Red Notice from 2015. The 46-year-old Israeli gang leader – attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’ – was arrested, together with […]
Cape Town — United Nations Grills South Africa on Corruption, Femicide and Xenophobia The United Nations (UN) has held its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) where South Africa was tasked to address critical issues including femicide, xenophobia and corruption, Mail & Guardian reports. A European delegate called on an accelerated “activation of the anti-corruption action plan.” […]
Nairobi — Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered the deployment of special police units in the capital after a series of violent daytime attacks. The Tuesday deployment of the General Service Unit (GSU) and Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) police is part of an intervention approved by the Cabinet to reduce surging criminal activities in Kenya’s […]
Office of the Chief Justice says the matter was referred to the Judicial Conduct Committee. But the Judicial Service Commission says it has not received any complaints. A matter was reserved at the Pietermaritzburg High Court by Judge Anton Van Zyl in 2012. A decade has passed, and it has still not been delivered. The […]
A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’. The wanted fugitive has been arrested together with seven others at a house in Bryanston. The Israeli gang […]
Beirut — Workers, Families Speak Out as World Cup Nears Migrant workers and their families are demanding compensation from FIFA and Qatar authorities for abuses, including unexplained deaths, that workers suffered preparing for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch released a five-minute video in advance of the […]
Bride price as a requirement for marriage, should be scrapped in order to prevent problems facing Rwandan families, according to Leonard Ndagijimana, a member of parliament. In the Rwandan culture, the groom pays bride price before seeking a woman’s hand in marriage. However, some believe the centuries-old tradition has evolved into a price tag on […]
Mr Gudau died from a bullet wound following an unsuccessful attack on a military base. The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said Nigerian security forces have killed a dreaded terrorist, Kachalla Gudau. “Mr Gudau, a dreaded bandit who commanded a large number of foot soldiers carrying out kidnappings and killings in Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru […]
Out of the N500 billion loan to all the states, DBN allegedly gave 47 per cent to Lagos alone while the 19 states of the North got 11 per cent. The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to carry out investigation into the alleged uneven disbursement of half a trillion naira loan to […]
Johannesburg’s crime-busting campaign for the festive season could be derailed after more than 2,500 City of Joburg vehicles were confiscated by car rental company Avis. As well as metro police cars, City Power trucks and Joburg water bakkies were taken away on Wednesday, throwing service provision for the city’s six million residents into disarray. McKinnely […]
As the World Congress Against the Death Penalty is underway in Berlin, many African countries are witnessing a fall in the number of state executions. Equatorial Guinea plans to remove the death penalty from its criminal code by the end of 2022 — making it the 24th country on the African continent to abolish capital […]
According to official sources, 107 shopkeepers and other business people in Senegal have been arrested by police for failing to comply with state-issued directive to reduce prices of basic commodities in the country. The business people were found to have defaulted since they refused to reduce prices of basic commodities as recommended by the Senegalese […]
FARMERS along South Africa’s border with Lesotho are falling prey to rampant crime, farmer organisation, Free State Agriculture (FSA) has said FSA safety risk analyst, Jane Buys, told the Farmer’s Weekly magazine this week that it was becoming almost impossible for farmers in Zastron, Klaarwater, Boesmankop and Spring Valley areas in the southern Free State […]
About eight domestic airlines sued the FG to court over the matter A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Nigerian government from proceeding with the establishment of its proposed national carrier. TheCable reported that the temporary injunction was given in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/2159/2022 and filed […]
Nairobi — The Kenya Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand has expressed concern over Kenyans who continue to fall prey to fake online jobs despite the numerous warnings they have issued that the jobs advertised are fake. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy said a lot of Kenyans are being lured with fake sales and […]
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, yesterday appeared before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee and asked the proponents of a motion seeking to remove him from office to furnish him with documents that he will rely on to execute the motion of censure initiated against him. The lawyer for the minister, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, made […]