Police

Two Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti have been seriously injured in clashes with gangs over the past week, three officers told the Newsmen. The injuries add to the growing list of casualties as the mission faces increasingly…

A fourth group of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti to help combat violent gangs, despite a partial U.S. funding freeze for the U.N.-backed mission. The 200 officers join over 600 Kenyans already working alongside Haitian police, as part of…

Police in South Sudan imposed a nationwide night-time curfew, a day after deadly rioting in the capital, Juba. Three people were killed and seven others were wounded in protests late on Thursday when youths attacked shops owned by…

The first fighting contingents of soldiers and military policemen from Latin America arrived in Port-au-Prince, to join the armed international security mission in Haiti’s fight against terrorizing gangs. The 83 security personnel…

Police in Kenya hurled teargas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or feticide, in the capital, Nairobi, and arrested an unknown number of people. Protesters chanting “Stop femicide” were dispersed…

Kenya's top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have gone unpaid for three months. The police inspector general, Douglas Kanja, on Thursday…

Kenyan police exchanged fire with gangs in Port-au-Prince while establishing control of a building in an area of the capital controlled by the Viv Ansanm gang, led by Jimmy Chérizier, also known as Barbecue. The building, which used to…

Police in Kenya used tear gas to disperse a peaceful march in Nairobi, commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Protesters later spoke out against the reaction by security forces and highlighted…

The Anambra State Police Command is currently investigating allegations of assault and human rights violations involving Maureen Madu, a former striker for the Super Falcons and operator of a local football academy. This follows…

Gangs continue to fight to take over communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The neighbourhood of Solino has been under attack since last week with residents fleeing their homes. Gun shots could still be heard in a busy street…