Drug Trafficking

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Nigerian Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking
Africa

Nigerian Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking

Supporters argue the threat of execution would serve as a stronger deterrent to drug traffickers than life imprisonment but those opposed say death penalty is irreversible and the possibility of wrongful convictions exists.
Senegal seizes nearly 1,140kgs of cocaine
Africa

Senegal seizes nearly 1,140kgs of cocaine

Senegal has seized nearly 1,140 kilogrammes of cocaine, authorities said on Monday.
Guinea-Bissau: US jails ex-president's son over drug trade to fund coup
Africa

Guinea-Bissau: US jails ex-president's son over drug trade to fund coup

Malam Bacai Sanha Jr had pleaded guilty to the charges, according to the US Justice Department.
Argentina's Di Maria threatened by gangs in hometown
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Argentina's Di Maria threatened by gangs in hometown

Argentina's Angel Di Maria has been threatened by gangs in his hometown after announcing that he would love to retire at his boyhood club in the country.
Morocco seizes 10.5 tonnes of cannabis in fishing boat
Africa

Morocco seizes 10.5 tonnes of cannabis in fishing boat

Moroccan law enforcement officers have seized 10.5 tonnes of cannabis in a fishing boat.
Senegalese marine commandos missing after anti-drug raid
Africa

Senegalese marine commandos missing after anti-drug raid

Senegalese armed forces say there were indications a suspected drug-smuggling boat intercepted by the marine commandos was deliberately sank with the officers on board to ''erase all evidence of the illicit cargo.''
Senegal seizes three tonnes of cocaine
Africa

Senegal seizes three tonnes of cocaine

The Senegalese navy has intercepted approximately three tonnes of cocaine.
Truck carrying 700kgs of cocaine intercepted in Belgium
World

Truck carrying 700kgs of cocaine intercepted in Belgium

A truck transporting nearly 700 kilogrammes of cocaine has been intercepted near Belgium's port city of Antwerp.
Morocco seizes 3.5 tonnes of cannabis
Africa

Morocco seizes 3.5 tonnes of cannabis

Six suspects, including a Spanish national, were arrested on Monday while allegedly transporting 3.5 tonnes of cannabis in a go-fast boat.
Liberia loses case seeking to overturn $100m cocaine trafficking ruling
Africa

Liberia loses case seeking to overturn $100m cocaine trafficking ruling

The Liberian government was hoping that the Supreme Court would overturn a lower court's ruling that acquitted four drug trafficking suspects.
Angola seizes 45kgs of cocaine at Luanda port
Africa

Angola seizes 45kgs of cocaine at Luanda port

The illegal consignment had been shipped from Brazil, Angolan authorities said.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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