Nigeria’s army has said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through the country’s north-western Zamfara state. The army said its troops mobilised alongside the police immediately after hearing about the abduction, in the Tsafe area of Zamfara on Saturday afternoon. The military found the kidnappers in the
More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s presidency says, in what it describes as the largest single-day operation by joint security forces. The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger state in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and the National
Despite the diplomatic efforts, South Africa’s reputation has been severely damaged. Not least because of images and videos circulating on social media. Not all of them were what they were purported to be, but one, involving a Ghanaian, was genuine and it sparked huge concern once it started being shared in April. When Emmanuel Asamoah
These laboratories, where Mexicans have been working, have since been discovered in Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. Since 2023 “we have seen… 14 laboratories operated by Mexicans in total [being raided]. We saw the one from 2023. [in Mozambique]”We saw six more in 2024, we saw two in 2025 and we’ve seen five this year,”
Now, in a nation that for more than a decade has been plagued by armed attacks against civilians, people are wondering if these attacks are not decreasing because criminal elements and security personnel are working together. It is not unreasonable to believe that some of these groups are being assisted by military personnel, Bashir Galma,
Nigeria’s president has approved the country’s largest military expansion in recent times – an attempt to address the series of security challenges plaguing the nation. Bola Tinubu has given the green light to the recruitment of an additional 28,000 soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions, which will bring the total number to