Police commended for handling of Mthatha protest
National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has commended the Public Order Police (POP) unit attached to the Qonce policing precinct for the manner in...
900 service delivery protests in South Africa over six months
South Africa recorded more than 900 service delivery protests in six months from August to January, according to Minister of Police Bheki Cele, as...
One death in DR Congo UN protests
At least one person was killed by security forces during protests against UN peacekeepers in Oicha in the restive east of the Democratic Republic...
Police reservist training starts
The SA Police Service (SAPS) started training of more than 2 000 reservists and security officers at its academies nationwide.
The cohort previously served as...
ISS: Battle for power and wealth fuels Kenya’s Kapedo conflict
Government and local leaders should prioritise boundary demarcation and security to resolve the deadly border dispute.
The killing of a senior police officer in Kenya’s...
Tunisian journalists protest over new head of state news agency
Tunisian police on Tuesday clashed with journalists at the state news agency demonstrating against a new chief executive whose appointment they see as an...
Ten killed in inter-communal violence amid protests in eastern Congo
Ten people have been killed and 34 injured in fighting between rival ethnic communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma,...
Rebels attacked Chad border post on election day – government
A group of Libya-based rebels attacked a Chadian border post in the north of the country as polling stations began counting votes from the...
Two killed during anti-UN protests in eastern Congo protests, officials say
At least two people were killed during violent protests on Friday against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local...
Eleven soldiers killed in attack in Nigeria’s Benue state
One army officer and ten soldiers were killed in Nigeria’s Benue state in what a spokesman said was an unprovoked attack on Thursday.
The army...