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US$950m to keep troops in Mali

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:10:00 +0200

ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE: West African nations will need aid worth US$950m to sustain and reinforce a military mission to help fight Islamists in Mali, Ivory Coast's Foreign Minister Charles Koffi Diby said Monday (25 February).
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55,000 people evacuated ahead of floods

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:54:00 +0200

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambique authorities on Tuesday (22 January) started emergency evacuations in the flood-stricken south where 55,000 people are said to be in immediate danger from rising water levels.
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Terrorism charges: Okah guilty

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:11:00 +0200

Nigerian Henry Okah was convicted on 13 charges of terrorist activities by the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday (21 January).
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AU seeks collaboration with media on peace, security

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:06:00 +0200

DAKAR, SENEGAL - The second high level media workshop on the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) started on Friday (21 December) in Dakar, Senegal, with the theme Promoting the culture of Peace through Media.
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Nigerian troops kill about 30 Islamists in gun battle: army

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:47:00 +0200

KANO, NIGERIA: Nigerian soldiers on Sunday killed about 30 suspected members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, including a close associate of the group's leader, during a gun battle in northeastern Yobe state, an army spokesman said.
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Ghana will not be used as base for Ivory Coast attacks

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:32:00 +0200

ACCRA, GHANA: Ghana will not allow its territory to be used as a base to attack neighbouring states, its president said Wednesday, after gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Ivory Coast then fled to Ghana.
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Mitigating risks to report safely, CPJ launches Journalist Security Guide

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:24:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: As hundreds of journalists are attacked, jailed, threatened, or placed under surveillance each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists has launched a new Journalist Security Guide to help reporters assess and deter risk.
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SA, Italy boost police cooperation

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:42:00 +0200

Police cooperation between South Africa and Italy will be strengthened following discussions between Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Italian Interior Minister Annamaria Cancellieri on Tuesday.
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2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship announces winners

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, on Friday 9 December 2011, announced that Securico, a security group in Zimbabwe, had won the US$100 000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship.
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Overview of the latest threat statistics and global danger areas

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:49:00 +0200

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Kaspersky Lab has announced that details of threats detected by the company's cloud technologies are now available on Securelist to all those interested in IT security.
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