(JollofNews) – Senegalese authorities have arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in Dakar, including one who had been in contact with the mastermind of an attack on an Ivory Coast hotel a year ago. Police spokesman Henry Cisse said an operation in Dakar on Thursday had led to the arrest of[Read More…]
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CPJ Launches Emergencies Response Team To Prmote, Advance Journalist Safety
(JollofNews)- Much work remains to be done to improve journalists’ security in the face of unprecedented threats, including the spread of violent non-state actors, the shrinking rule of law, resurgent authoritarianism, and an industry shift toward reliance on freelancers, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in a report released Tuesday.[Read More…]
UK Beefs-Up Forces In West Africa
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced on the 7th of January 2017 the deployment of British soldiers to “train in the jungles of Sierra Leone”. Sir Michael said: “Training with Sierra Leonean forces is just the latest example of the UK stepping up globally to tackle international threats that put[Read More…]
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