Tag: arrest
Rwanda genocide suspect arrest earns UN praise for SA law enforcement
A South African law enforcement task team was on the receiving end of thanks from the United Nations (UN) following the arrest of Fulgence...
Former Sudan foreign minister ordered arrested
The Sudanese prosecutor’s office ordered the arrest of former foreign minister Ali Karti for his role in the 1989 coup which brought Omar al-Bashir...
Retired Ugandan general arrested
Ugandan police arrested a retired general planning to stand for president on suspicion he sought support from neighbouring Rwanda to remove President Yoweri Museveni.
Henry...
Man arrested for false bomb threat
Gauteng police arrested a man after an alleged bomb threat at Menlyn Maine shopping centre, east of Pretoria.
In a statement, Brooklyn police...
Ex-World Bank economist faces insurgency charges in South Sudan
A former World Bank economist whose detention in South Sudan caused an international outcry was one of seven men charged with insurgency and sabotage,...
Advisor to Niger official arrested in Guinea Bissau drug bust
A man arrested in Guinea Bissau following the seizure of nearly 800 kg of cocaine from a fish truck is an adviser to the...
Suspected al Qaeda leader arrested
Libyan authorities arrested a suspected al Qaeda leader who fled from Derna, once a jihadist bastion, a source in the attorney general’s office said.
Abdel...
Robow arrested and beaten – claim
A former Islamist militant in Somalia running for a regional presidency, putting him at odds with the central government, was arrested and beaten, precipitating...
Former top Ethiopian intelligence boss arrested
Ethiopia's former deputy intelligence chief was arrested, Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye said, the latest move targeting security officials for human rights abuses...
Egyptian author arrested
Egyptian police arrested the author of a book about Egypt's economy on charges of publishing false news, security sources and the author's...
Anjouan Comoros governor under house arrest
Authorities in Comoros placed the governor of strife-torn Anjouan Island under house arrest on charges of instigating unrest in the province, as...
Ethiopia arrests regional boss accused of rights abuses
Police in Ethiopia arrested the disgraced former head of the eastern Somali region on charges of human rights abuses and stoking ethnic...
Bosnian arrested in connection with 2106 Tunisian assassination
Croatian police arrested a Bosnian citizen who may be extradited to Tunisia over alleged involvement in the killing of a Tunisian in...
Congolese refuges arrested
Rwandan police arrested 23 Congolese refugees after officials were pelted with stones, authorities said after two days of clashes in which a...
Suspected Boko Haram attacker arrested in Germany
A 27-year-old Nigerian suspected of being a Boko Haram member and killing people in Nigeria during attacks on schools and a village...
Dozens of migrants arrested in Libya
Authorities in eastern Libya said arrested and said they would deport 81 migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia who escaped from smugglers...
Egyptian activists detained for protesting Red Sea islands transfer
A court in Alexandria ordered the detention of leading rights activist Mahienour el-Massry over charges of illegally protesting in June against the...
Suspected Islamist arrested near Tunis parliament building
A suspected Islamist militant was arrested after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia's interior...
Ivory Coast parliamentary aide arrested
Ivory Coast authorities arrested a senior aide to parliament speaker Guillaume Soro, a prosecutor said, accusing him of possessing and distributing weapons...
Zimbabwe protest pastor on trial
Zimbabwe on Monday put on trial an activist pastor accused of attempting to subvert government a charge that carries up to 20...
Supporters of jailed Rwandan opposition man arrested
Rwandan police arrested supporters of jailed opposition figure Victoire Ingabire who they said were planning to join an armed group in a...
Barcelona attackers suspected supplier arrested in Morocco
Moroccan authorities arrested a man suspected of supplying gas canisters to a jihadist cell that carried out a double attack in Catalonia...
Elite force commander arrested in Libya
Security forces in eastern Libya said they arrested the commander of an elite forces unit wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Anti-Kabila protesters arrested in DR Congo
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo arrested at least 128 people as they dispersed protests demanding President Joseph Kabila stand down by...
Ivory Coast soldiers among those arrested after attack
Authorities in Ivory Coast arrested five people including three soldiers, over an attack and arms theft at the base of an elite...
Key jihadist arrested in Mali
Malian and French troops arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group claimed dozens of attacks against Western and Malian...
War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Gaddafi
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called for the arrest and surrender of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted on war crimes charges...
UK police arrest women over alleged Liberia civil war torture
British police arrested a woman in London on suspicion of torture during the civil war in Liberia more than 25 years ago.
The...
Activist arrested in Morocco
Moroccan authorities arrested a leading activist who was organising protests against official abuse and corruption in the north of the country, a...
Ugandan gay rights activist arrested in Rwanda
A prominent Ugandan gay rights activist was arrested on arrival at Kigali airport on suspicion of "drunkenness and gross misconduct", police said.
Kasha...
Migrant murder suspect arrested in Italy
Italy arrested a Libyan suspected of involvement in the killing of a migrant, shot when he refused to take off his baseball...
Suspected jihadists arrested in Senegal
Senegalese police said they arrested three suspected foreign jihadists in the capital Dakar, the second such arrests this year.
Two Moroccans were taken...
Chimp trafficker arrested in Guinea
Guinean authorities on Monday arrested a senior member of a wildlife trafficking network accused of selling thousands of live animals including endangered...
DR Congo separatist cult leader arrested
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo said they arrested the leader of a separatist Christian cult in Kinshasa following a two-week standoff...
Suspected foreign jihadists arrested in Senegal
Senegalese authorities arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in Dakar, including one apparently in contact with the mastermind of an attack on an...
Tunisian asylum seeker arrested in Germany
A 36-year-old Tunisian asylum-seeker arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack in Germany is also wanted in his homeland...
Uganda re-arrests traditional leader
Police in Uganda re-arrested a traditional leader facing treason and other charges hours after he was granted bail by a court, a...
Suspect in Ivory Coast al Qaeda attack arrested in Mali
Authorities in Mali have arrested a man believed to be linked to an al Qaeda attack on a beach resort town in...
Ex-Congo Republic opposition leader arrested
A former opposition leader in Republic of Congo was arrested on Tuesday for arms possession after months in hiding, police said.
Okombi Salissa,...
Four arrested in connection with Egyptian church bombing
Egyptian police arrested four people in connection with the bombing that killed dozens of Christians at Cairo's Coptic Christian cathedral last month,...
Reserve Force soldier arrested for fraud in connection with duty call-ups
A part-time soldier in Nelspruit apparently abused his position as a human resources clerk by unofficially calling up other Reserve Force members...
Gabon doctor who catalogued post-electoral violence detained
A doctor in Gabon who helped treat and catalogue injuries inflicted on protesters during the violent aftermath of a disputed August election...
DR Congo opposition leader arrested
A Congolese opposition leader was arrested on Sunday for his role in anti-government demonstrations last month in which more than 50 people...
Third SANDF officer arrested in connection with fraud and corruption
Another senior SA National Defence Force (SANDF) officer – the third in just over a month – has been arrested in connection...
Alleged sexual assaults at Infantry School sickbay – doctor arrested
A civilian doctor doing community service at the SA Army Infantry School sickbay has been arrested in connection with charges of sexual...
Court orders Defence Minister to pay after general spat at senior...
A senior warrant officer who was on the receiving end of a rant which included shouting and spitting by the current Director:...
UK summons Ethiopian diplomat over opposition official’s arrest
Britain summoned Ethiopia's chargé d'affaires on Monday to raise its concerns about the arrest of a British national being held in Ethiopia...
Nigerian bomb material supplier arrested – police
Nigerian police said they had arrested a shop owner who sold chemicals to people suspected of involvement in Monday's failed car bomb...
