The East African
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:25
Law enforcement in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and elsewhere in East Africa needs skills, experience, and enabling equipment to effectively investigate terrorism cases. Investigators in the region need international support as they seek to work more closely with prosecutors to build cases against terrorists and successfully bring them to trial.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:49
Commanders of the Kenyan Police Service and the Administration Police have no right to issue orders to each other’s officers. They also cannot engage the specialized armed officers of the General Service Unit or Rapid Deployment Unit without first getting authorization from police headquarters in Nairobi.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:18
Burundi's government fiercely denies the allegations, yet at the same time makes no secret of its disdain of a section of the media and NGOs who are seen as political opponents in all but name.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 07:16
The purchase marks first time the Kenya has ordered arms from Serbia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, away from its long-time source markets of Spain, Germany, Jordan and Russia — which has emerged as the major supplier of arms for neighbouring East African nations. Kenya trails Tanzania and Uganda, which have been on a spending spree in the arms market in terms of the value of their consignments.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 07:01
Russia is working with South Africa and Uganda on a number of projects — a clear indication of its return to Africa. RT Global Resources, a subsidiary of Russia’s largest state-backed corporation Rostec, recently won bid to build Uganda oil refinery. Moscow’s interest in Africa is also about “soft power,” says Keir Giles, director of the UK’s Conflict Studies Research Centre.
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 06:16
The United States has welcomed the offensive launched by the DR Congo government forces against the Rwandan rebels based in the eastern part of the country.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 05:28
Kenyan security agencies are on the spot again following the massacre of 28 bus passengers by Al Shabaab militants in the northeastern region last week.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 05:27
Beyond new roads, railway lines, shopping malls and skyscrapers dotting cities across the continent, Africa is now bristling with new weapons to replace its ageing inventories.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 05:31
A year after the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, evidence shows that the region remains vulnerable to the threat of terrorism, particularly from the Middle East, and that the war against terror is far from being won.
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 05:44
Following the killing of al Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane and several field commanders, the next challenge security agencies in the region are facing is how to deal with a fragmented terrorist group, which present significant threat.