Link to the article During a search on a property in Johannesburg, South Africa, 90 Ethiopian migrants were rescued after being held against their will at the property. The search originally began after there was a report of a person that was believed to be kidnapped and discovered the migrants. Subsequently, two people were arrested with the submission of the… Read more »
Link to the article U.N. special representative for the geographic region of the Sahel and West Africa, Leonardo Simão brings to attention the need to combat terrorism and organized crime that has become a “pervasive threat” in the volatile region of Sahel, that is spilling over to West African coastal countries. These violent extremist groups are linked to al-Qaida and… Read more »
Link to article Namibia took to a side of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict when it was reported on August 27th that the vessel, MV Kathrin, was blocked from entering Namibian waters that were carrying weapons of mass destruction believed to be destined for Israel. Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab made the call to block the MV Kathrin from entering Namibian waters… Read more »