BCIJ dismantles terror cell

Rwanda, Uganda swap prisoners to end diplomatic row

Rwanda and Uganda have swapped prisoners ahead of the meeting Friday between the two countries’ presidents to resolve a diplomatic row that has led to the closure of their shared border. Some 20 Ugandan nationals detained in Rwanda were released on Wednesday, a day after Uganda released 13 Rwandan nationals it had detained on charges […]

From power importer, Lesotho plans to become renewables exporter

Lesotho will launch an energy investment and diplomacy drive at the Africa Oil & Power 2019 conference in Cape Town scheduled October 9-11.   “Through the Africa Oil & Power conference, the Ministry of Energy aims to significantly raise the profile of Lesotho in the international and pan-African energy dialogue, to promote Lesotho’s petroleum and […]

Spanish Intelligence Agency confirms Polisario’s ties with jihadist groups in Sahel

Several hardline members of the Algeria-backed separatist group have joined jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region, according to a Spanish intelligence report cited by La Vanguardia newspaper. Radicalized polisario operatives are now holding senior positions within terror networks active in the Sahel, including al-Qaeda and ISIS branch in West Africa, said the alarming report, […]