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Nigerian, two girlfriends arrested for drug trafficking

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2017

Three suspects have been arrested for illegal possession and importation of a dangerous drug- Ephedrine. 43-year-old Nigerian, Christian Osingwelen, was arrested with two Malawian ladies said to be his lovers.The two ladies were identified as Lusungu Mlenga, 39 and Nkhata Bayand Rita Juma.

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FBI probes White Supremacists violence in Charlottesville

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2017

The FBI and the Virginian police will investigate on Sunday the violence in Charlottesville, stemming from a white nationalist rally a day earlier that killed one person, injured more than 30, and challenged President Donald Trump’s leadership. The unrest in the southern college town presented Trump with a domestic crisis, with many on both left […]

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Mukhtar Robow, Al-Shabaab leader surrenders

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2017

Former Al-Shabaab deputy leader,  Mukhtar Robow has surrendered to  Somalia security forces following a bitter fight with militants in Abal. Officials said Robow who is from the large Rahanweyn clan, which dominates many of Somalia’s most fertile areas, arrived in government controlled town of Hudur town in Somalia’ southwest State forces on Sunday. Minister of […]

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Kenya boils, as Police kill 11 protesters

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

Kenyan police killed 11 people in a crackdown on protesters as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of Kisumu and slums ringing the capital, officials and witnesses said on Saturday. A security official told Reuters that the bodies of nine young men shot dead overnight in Nairobi’s Mathare […]

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FBI uncovers IS scheme to transfer money to U.S. via eBay – Reports

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered a global scheme by the Islamic State terrorist group to use e-commerce giant eBay to transfer money to an alleged IS operative in the United States through fake transactions. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a FBI affidavit that one of the suspected recipients of the […]

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S/Sudan: Rebels launch attack on government’s forces

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese town of Pagak, near the Ethiopian border, when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the rebels said. Rebel spokesman Lam Gabriel told Reuters that the rebels wanted to regain the town of Pagak, which was captured by government forces on Aug. 7. Dickson Jock, a spokesman for […]