Firoz Cachalia, acting Minister of Police in South Africa, has addressed claims that as many as 7,500 firearms issued to the South African Police Service (SAPS) were lost to criminal syndicates. He rejected the figure, saying his department “disputes the number … as there is currently no record of the 7 500 state-issued firearms in question.” Instead, Cachalia stated that official data…

A Kenyan court has taken a significant step toward justice in the long-standing case of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan woman who was murdered in 2012. On September 16, 2025, the Nairobi High Court issued an arrest warrant for a British soldier suspected of killing Wanjiru near a UK military base in Nanyuki, Laikipia County. The suspect, whose identity is being withheld due to a court order…

In northeastern Nigeria, particularly in Borno State, there are many internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled their homes due to decades of violence from Boko Haram and its splinter groups. Over the years, government authorities, especially under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, have begun closing displacement camps. The official reasons include improved security, “restoring dignity” to…