Security & Police

Police actions are a matter of great concern and fear. And it seems that the police are not always following the rules that were made for them. We point to some of the areas of conflict in this.

Lying Bloody Government: Police Killings, Torture, and Impunity on Kenyan Streets

Nairobi, March 4 – Kenya’s latest 14th periodic report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights describes a…

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They Chose War: Why Trump Bombed a Deal That Was Already Done

Washington, March 2 – There is a hallway in Muscat, Oman, that is forty-seven meters long. For eleven days in…

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Uganda Polls: No Internet, No Mobile Money, Failed Biometrics as Military Flood Streets like Bees.

Kampala, January 15 – As Ugandans lined up across the country on Thursday morning to cast their ballots in presidential…

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Panic Grips Tanzania’s Security Chiefs as ICC Targets President Samia for Massacre

Tanzania, November 26 – Tanzanian security officials were Tuesday thrown into panic as a coalition of international legal and human…

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Regional Tensions Boil Over as Kenyans Targeted in Tanzania’s Post-Election Crackdown

Dar es Salaam, November 4 – A terse late-evening directive from Tanzanian police headquarters sent panic and shockwave through the…

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President Samia’s ‘Landslide Win’ Sparks Outrage as Constitution Bars Challenge to Election Results

Dar es Salaam, November 1 – Tanzania’s electoral commission on Saturday morning declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner of…

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Tanzania Crisis: Election Turns Brutal as Pro-Government Supporters Become Targets

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania October 30 – Tanzania faces a deepening political crisis following Wednesday’s general election, with widespread violence,…

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Tanzania Imposes Curfew as Election Day Ends in Violence, Internet Shutdown, and Low Turnout

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 29 – The Tanzanian Government on Wednesday evening imposed a curfew in Dar es Salaam…

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Part 1: Politicians in Panic as Ex-Presidents Joseph Kabila and Eduardo dos Santos Fall

Kinshasa, October 7 – Joseph Kabila’s sentencing last Tuesday felt like a shock to many in East Africa and beyond,…

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Darfur’s First ICC Verdict in 20 Years: Accountability or Appearance?

The Hague, October 6 – After two decades of waiting, a long-delayed measure of justice has finally reached Darfur. The…

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