“The Chair of Authority has [...] asked us to underscore the readiness and commitment of ECOWAS to support the people of Sierra Leone, including to strengthen their national security by all means and the deployment, if need be, of regional elements in ...
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Attacks on Sierra Leone's main military barracks and prisons were a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government's spokesman said Tuesday.
Sierra Leone: authorities treat Sunday's clashes as coup attempt
Two colonels in Madagascar's army have been charged and detained on suspicion of attempting to "contest" the presidential election and "destabilise the government" ahead of the recent poll, which was held in a tense atmosphere, the prosecutor's office ...
As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to host this year's COP28 from November 30 to December 12, final preparations are underway.
“Our country experienced an ambush attack, 11 clashes with armed terrorist groups, 9 explosions of improvised explosive devices and 20 discoveries and neutralization of improvised explosive devices,”
Sierra Leone police on Tuesday published the photos and identities of 34 men and women wanted in connection with the clashes that left around 20 people dead in the capital Freetown on Sunday.
The 2007-2008 post-election violence claimed over 1,200 lives and displaced thousands from their homes.
In 2010, the Hague-based tribunal started probing the violence.
The office's investigations led to charges against six suspects in two separate cases.
A Kenyan court ruled on Tuesday that a salary levy introduced by President William Ruto in June was illegal, dealing a major blow to the government's aim of bolstering the state coffers.
Mozambique aims to attract significant investments for renewable energy capacity and increased electricity accessibility.
