Border Control
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 05:58
The official news agency SUNA reported that the Bashir has issued a presidential decree ordering to open the border with the South Sudan and "directed the concerned authorities to take all the necessary measures for the implementation of this decision on the ground".
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 06:49
The United States is accelerating efforts to help Turkey clamp down on its border with Syria, senior U.S. officials said, and for the first time will offer technologies to Ankara to help it secure the frontier.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 06:22
The Pentagon is weighing a request from Turkish officials to help train and equip Sunni Arab fighters inside Syria as part of an effort to secure Turkey's southern border, a long-sought goal of the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:53
At least 20 people have been arrested for various offences related to border crime since the start of a police operation to curb hijackings in Mkhanyakude district in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The operation started in December last year to tackle cross-border crime, after numerous complaints that car hijackings have escalated with some vehicles ending up in Mozambique.
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 08:57
The Cameroonian military is facing accusations of misconduct. On December 8, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Cameroonian troops crossed into Nigeria and killed about 150 villagers, looting and burning the village. On December 23, AP reported that Cameroonian troops killed at least seventy residents in Nigeria’s Borno state. Meanwhile, Amnesty International on December 27, called on the Cameroonian authorities to “come clean over the fate of 130 people rounded up and detained by Cameroonian forces a year ago following security operations against Boko Haram.”
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 05:11
Health and human services secretary voices concerns to Congress over money available to house high numbers of unaccompanied children crossing border
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:09
Honduras is among the poorest and most violent countries in Latin America, and Villanueva’s hometown, San Pedro Sula, has ranked as the city with the highest homicide rate in the world for the last four years. (In 2014, 1,319 of its 769,025 residents were murdered.) Much of the bloodshed is gang-related.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:48
The United States signed a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) with the Dominican Republic on Monday, which allows stronger collaboration between the two countries in securing the global supply chain and recognizes the compatibility between US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the Dominican Republic’s Authorized Economic Operator Program.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 10:22
Like most volatile regions in the world, Central Asia has a laundry list of border security issues ranging from smuggling, livestock threats, disputes over land and water, unclear border lines, drug trafficking, and threats of extremist spillover.
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 07:10
Turkmenistan's government has told the United States that it doesn't need help in protecting its border with Afghanistan, a senior American diplomat has said.