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- South Africa: SANDF join police to combat criminal activity 2 April 2026A major security deployment is underway across the Cape Flats, as the National Defence Force (SANDF) joins the police service to strengthen crime prevention efforts. The initiative, launched with the code name Operation Prosper at a joint parade in Belhar, aims to address persistent challenges including gang violence, extortion, and…
- UN: Ghana urges members to call the slave trade ‘crime against humanity’ 27 March 2026Ghana’s UN representative, Samuel Yao Kumah, has called on member states to support a draft resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as ‘the gravest crime against humanity’. The proposal, presented to a General Assembly session on 25 March, aims to strengthen ongoing reparations efforts, particularly those led by Caribbean nations.…
- South Africa: water shortages, criminal activity, protests 19 March 2026In parts of Johannesburg and surrounding areas, residents are protesting ongoing water shortages that have left some communities without reliable supply for weeks. Even in well-developed suburbs, taps have run dry, disrupting daily life and raising health concerns. In poorer areas, inconsistent access to clean water has persisted for years,…
- Nigeria: coordinated attacks in Maiduguri kill and injure many 19 March 2026On 16 March, coordinated bomb attacks by suspected suicide bombers struck the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and injuring over a hundred. The explosions hit a crowded market, a hospital entrance and a nearby area just after people broke their Ramadan fast, and caused panic as…
- Nigeria: hundreds abducted by militants in Borno state 12 March 2026More than 300 people, including many women and children, have been abducted after militant fighters attacked the town of Ngoshe in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state. Local officials say the assault likely came in retaliation for the recent killing of three Boko Haram commanders by Nigerian forces. The attack forms part…
