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  University of Jos authorities on Friday ordered the immediate closure of all hostels on its premises. The decision was reached after the Manangment held a meeting with the University’s Dean of Students Affairs, Chief Security Officer, President, Students Union Government (SUG), Speaker of Parliament and External Security Agencies. The meeting, which was held on Friday, deliberated on a Security Report regarding security threat to the University Staff, Students and properties. “As a result of this, soft targets like the Hostels are in great danger,” a statement signed by University sp...

London, 19 April 2021: A High-level Algerian delegation visited Tripoli today and met Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba and Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush. The Algerian delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, the Minister of Interior, Kamal Beldjoud, and the Director General of Documentation and External Security, Noureddine Makri. The meeting, which was held at the Prime Minister’s Office, dealt with intensifying coordination and political consultation on various issues of common concern, the Libyan government reported. It was also agreed during the meetin...

We cannot ‘talk in whispers’ about poison anymore April 13, 2021 Written by Yusuf Serunkuma There is a viral video which once in a while appears on social media with General David Sejusa talking about the fear of poisoning inside the top echelons of government. This clip was shot during a 2015 session where Gen Sejusa...

Africa has become a jihadist playground Africa has become a jihadist playground Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are gaining strength on the continent, raising alarms among Western and African intelligence agencies. By Jacques Neriah (March 2, 2021 / Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) In an unprecedented public warning in early February, Bernard Emie, the head of France’s Directorate-General for External Security, reported, “From Mali, [Islamist] terrorists have worked on attacks against us, against our partners, and they are thinking about attacks in the region and Europe.” Emie expressed...

The telegram reveals the French army deployed under the UN peacekeeping mission, established a safe humanitarian zone, believed to caution and shield forces behind the planned killing.