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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…

Mozambique police has fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a disputed election. A witness saw some police officers…

Early Friday morning, Kenyan firefighters were still hosing a warehouse after a vehicle loaded with gas exploded igniting homes, vehicles and businesses in Nairobi. The Assistant Inspector General of Police revised the death toll to a…

The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has urged the Minister of Police Affairs and Inspector General of Police to take the necessary steps to improve the security situation in the country. The…

ICPC, Police clear D’banj of fraud, Rape Allegations