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Gambian security services have arrested two army officers who are suspected of being involved in a coup attempt against President Adama Barrow last week. The two, who have not been named, were arrested on Monday. On December 21st the…

South African police has announced the arrest of an Israeli suspected of belonging to a mafia gang and wanted for attempted homicide. The 46-year-old man is associated with a major crime organization called Abergil, named after brothers…

621 people, including 83 minors, have been arrested in Chad since the violently repressed opposition protests that left some 50 people dead on 20th October, the public prosecutor in N'Djamena announced Friday. "Out of the 628 people…

South African prosecutors say that several former executives at state-owned ports and freight rail company Transnet had been arrested for alleged corruption during former president Jacob Zuma's time in power. The National Prosecuting…

Libyan security forces in the country's western region says they have detained 300 migrants in the last week and 3,000 in the past three months. The arrests come as attempted sea crossings from Libya to Europe are expected to increase in…

A close associate of former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, accused of plotting and living in exile for several years, has been arrested in Abidjan. "The commander Abdoulaye Fofana, the former aide-de-camp of Guillaume Soro, was…

Kenyan police have so far arrested eight people in connection with Monday's attack in Kenya's coastal Lamu county, in which six people were killed and homes burnt. Police had earlier in the arrested four, and issued a statement naming…

South-African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that "someone is being held" in connection with the fire that started in the early hours and consumed parts of the parliament complex in Cape Town. The incident took place hours after…

Tunisian police have arrested a member of parliament and a television presenter who have been prominent critics of President Kais Saied since his seizure of power in July, their lawyer said. The lawyer, Samir Ben Omar, said the military…

The Niger State Police Command in North central Nigeria has arrested a syndicate of suspected bandits in Kagara area of the state. A statement to Voice of Nigeria, by the state command's Police Public relations officer, DSP Wasiu…