Tag: US Embassy
South Africa – and others – watching developments in Mozambique
It’s not only South Africa as an immediate neighbour keeping a weather eye on Mozambique where post-election protests and violence are ongoing.
The European Union...
At least ten Ivory Coast soldiers killed in attack near Burkina...
At least ten soldiers were killed and six wounded in an attack on an Ivory Coast military post on the northern border near Burkina...
US extends DR Congo embassy closure
The United States will extend the closure of its embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo due to a possible terrorist threat against...
Man held after explosive device detonated near U.S. embassy in Cairo
Egyptian security forces detained a man on Tuesday after an explosive device detonated near the U.S. Embassy in central Cairo, three security...
Benghazi “hell” recalled by CIA official
A CIA operative told a jury about the terror he experienced in 2012 when militants attacked the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi...
IS claims responsibility for attack outside Nairobi US Embassy
A follower of Islamic State was responsible for an attack last week on a Kenyan police officer outside the US embassy in...
Man shot and killed outside US Embassy in Kenya
A knife-wielding man who police described as a criminal was shot dead outside the US Embassy in Nairobi on Thursday after he...
South African twins apparently planned attacks on US Embassy, Jewish buildings
South African twins arrested over the weekend were planning attacks on the US Embassy in Pretoria, as well as on buildings owned...
South Africa and the US talking about replacement C-130s
Acquisition of transport aircraft to replace the SA Air Force's (SAAF) ageing C-130BZs has, by at least one account, been underway for...
US transfers night vision equipment to Tunisian military
The US Embassy in Tunisia has transferred night vision equipment worth nearly $2 million to the Tunisian Armed Forces, highlighting the strong...
Libyan armed faction takes over U.S. Embassy annex in Tripoli
Members of a Libyan militia have taken over an abandoned annex of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli but have not broken into...
US Marines deployed at US embassy in Nairobi as regional terror...
The US Marine Corps has re-deployed a number of marines to the US Embassy in the Kenyan capital Nairobi following US and...
US response force stands down from South Sudan embassy duty
The East Africa Response Force (EARF) returned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, following a four-month forward-deployment to secure the US Embassy in South...
US embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya
The US embassy in Kenya warned of a threat to American citizens in the country after Nairobi launched a cross-border operation against...
Afghan employee kills US citizen at Kabul CIA base
An Afghan security guard employed by the US Embassy opened fire inside a CIA office in Kabul on Sunday evening, killing an...
US provides SA police underwater explosives training
Fifteen South African police divers last month graduated from a specialised underwater explosives training course facilitated through the Office of Antiterrorism Assistance...
