Gunmen have mowed down the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa in Nigeria’s Imo state, in an incident authorities blame on Biafran separatists. The state police public relations officer, Mike Abattam, confirmed the attack to local media. Unidentified gunmen reportedly visited Monday the palace in Oguta under the guise of reporting an emergency situation before opening […]
Despite the €600 million spent by the European Union on training security personnel in the Sahel, the countries in the region had “failed to bolster democracy,” the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell has admitted in the wake of a series of recent coups, the latest of which were in Niger and Gabon. Speaking at […]
The border between Guinea and Senegal, which has been closed since last year, following a decision by former Head of State Alpha Conde, was reopened. The closure decision on internal security concerns had affected economic activities between the two countries. This lock between the two countries has resulted mainly in the organization of clandestine trafficking […]
