Ghana might witness more violent incidents involving extremely desperate individuals and armed criminals willing to fight the Police Service in the coming years, if its officers are not equipped with the requisite logistics needed to effectively deliver on its mandate, Security Analyst, Kwesi Anning has warned. His caution follows Inspector General of Police, David Apeatu’s … Read more
The migrants pouring into Europe have changed routes: the crossing between Turkey and Greece is practically closed, but ever greater numbers are risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy. A criminal industry has flourished, while the European Union has beefed up its border agency Frontex to try to check the mass … Read more
Uche’s real journey had yet to begin but he had already spent four days in the northern Nigerian city of Kano after travelling on public buses and potholed roads from Imo state in the southeast. He planned to go to Agadez, a transit town on the southern edge of the Sahara desert in central Niger, … Read more
The head of EU border agency Frontex on Monday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they encourage the traffickers who profit from the dangerous Mediterranean crossings. Such rescue operations “should be reevaluated”, Fabrice Leggeri told Germany’s Die Welt daily, also accusing the groups of not effectively cooperating with security agencies against human … Read more
The Dutch lower house of parliament has narrowly voted to approve the cultivation of cannabis. The bill would exempt professional growers working within certain conditions from punishment. But it is not yet law, as it must also get majority support from the Senate. Buying small amounts of cannabis at so-called coffee shops has long been … Read more
Members of the Chinese President’s delegation allegedly went on an illegal spending spree in SA to buy ivory and rhino horn & smuggled the products back to China – Al Jazeera Investigative Unit documentary Members of the Chinese President’s delegation went on an illegal spending spree in South Africa to buy ivory and rhino horn … Read more
Ghana’s illustrious son and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, says the UN in collaboration with other partners are working to address security challenges that have plunged the Sahel countries into chaos. In an interview with 3FM Sunrise … Read more