US Treasury targets finances of Waleed Ahmed Zein, ISIS terrorist in Africa
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today targeting Waleed Ahmed Zein, a terrorist in East Africa who established an intricate worldwide financial network More...
Nigeria arrests suspected fraudster purporting to be US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
A Nigerian businessman charged who defrauded fellow citizens by misrepresenting himself as United States Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has been remanded in custody following his arrest by the Economic and Federal More...
IAEA Reviews Sudan’s Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded an eight-day mission to the Republic of Sudan to review its development of infrastructure for a nuclear power programme. The Integrated More...
Botswana: Six rhinos killed by poachers since January
At least six rhinos have been killed by poachers in Botswana since the beginning of this year, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) has confirmed. The revelation comes as police scramble for clues More...
West ‘deeply concerned’ over militia clashes in Libya
The US, Italy, France and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent militia clashes that killed nearly 80 and displaced hundreds of people from the Libyan capital Tripoli. In a joint statement More...
Nigerian Air Force asks for early delivery of A-29 light attack aircraft from US
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appealed to US aircraft manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to expedite of the 12 Super Tucano A-29 counter-insurgency aircraft to boost the fight against Islamist insurgency More...
Nigeria: Fulani Islamic militants burn pastor and family during village attacks
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Fulani militants raided several villages in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, killing seven: 3 children, pastor and his wife. The More...
Florida candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera details her alien abduction, Miami Herald stands by endorsement
The first of two burning questions for Florida voters is if the Miami Herald will rescind there endorsement of Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera for Florida’s 27th Congressional District in Congress as details emerge More...
Benjamin Onyango talks ‘Beautifully Broken’ message: ‘There’s always hope’
The new inspirational film, Beautifully Broken, arrives in theaters and star Benjamin Onyango spoke to CBN News about the film, particularly the powerful message of the film. “A lot of people are broken right More...
Suspected Zambian poachers abandon 172 kilograms of elephant tusks in Zimbabwe
A group of suspected Zambian poachers have abandoned 172 kilograms of elephant tusks following a skirmish with Zimbabwean game rangers inside the world-acclaimed Hwange National Park. Ivory, a hunting rifle, dried More...
US embassy, consulate in Nigeria closed over security concerns during Eid holiday
he US Embassy in Abuja and the US Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on August and August 22 in observance of the Muslim Eid-el-Kabir holiday. Image/CIA In a security alert issued on August 17 to all US citizens More...
Tanzanian police recover Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s stolen vehicle
The Tanzanian People’s Defense Force (TPDF) has arrested two Kenyan nationals for the illegal possession of a top-range sports utility vehicle stolen recently reported from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The More...
White rhino killed, de-horned by poachers in Botswana
The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) HAS confirmed the recent killing and de-horning of a white rhino by suspected poachers in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta. A rhino along the safari More...
Chad to host new African regional counter-terrorism center
Defense and foreign ministers from Sudan, Libya, Chad and Niger have agreed to set up a Joint (Security) Operations Center to strengthen regional border security and coordinate joint military operations against More...
South Africa allocates seven leopards to 2018 trophy hunting quota
The South African government has lifted the 2016 ban on the hunting of leopards and allocated 7 males aged seven years and older to the 2018 quota for trophy hunting. In a statement, Environmental Affairs minister More...
AZA Joins Initiative to Save African Elephants From Extinction
The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has joined the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) project to conserve African elephants by confronting the illegal ivory trade. In a statement released from its headquarters More...
25 rhinos, 16 elephants killed by poachers in Namibia since January
At least 25 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Namibia since the beginning of this year, a senior government has revealed. In his first ivory poaching update of 2018, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment More...
Nigerian Army to execute commanders who flee Boko Haram attacks
The Nigerian Army has threatened to execute commanders who abandon positions or military hardware and flee battles against fighters from the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. The threat came following reports More...
South Africa: Game rangers arrest 23 suspected rhino poachers in one week
The South African National Parks authority says 23 suspected rhino poachers have been arrested inside the world-acclaimed Kruger National Park (KNP) since the launch of a crackdown on July 19, 2018. The operation More...
35 sailors kidnapped for ransom as piracy returns to Gulf of Guinea
Petro-piracy in the West African Gulf of Guinea is on the rise although it is unlikely to reach the levels witnessed at the height of the crisis between 2011 and 2013, a leading global security risk analyst group More...
