Pirates suspected to come from Nigeria have attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces says.
Last October, seven prisoners in Iran escaped a near-certain death sentence.
Parliament yesterday gave a nod to the ratification of the African Union protocol on prevention and combating of terrorism which was adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2004.
The state counsel prosecuting the sixteen men on terrorism related matters, Mr. S.H. Bakum, on Monday 16 November, told trial judge Justice Moses Richards of the special criminal court, at the Banjul High Court that the state has amended the charges against the accused persons.
The following was delivered by the U.S. Assistant Secretary on Africa Johnnie Carson before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Africa. His remarks address U.S. Counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel Region.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked politicians to stop panicking and await International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's next course of action in the trial of post-election violence suspects.
Rwanda is investigating whether four Somalis arrested last week trying to illegally cross into the country from Uganda have suspected links with Somali insurgents, Al Shabaab.
The threat posed by terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida and the Taliban is evolving and the United Nations' efforts to combat the scourge must keep up to date through effective counter -measures such as sanctions and reinforced regional cooperation to prevent the smuggling of materials for weapons of mass destruction, the Security Council has been told.
Just as President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua asks the National Assembly to enact legislation against terrorism, the Nigerian Police has begun moves to equip its self and key security agencies with safety measures.
