Tougher penalties have not proven effective in combating insecurity and will worsen the prison system’s conditions. On Tuesday, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law, which includes measures to toughen penalties for minors. The law, promoted by President Daniel Noboa, passed with 84 votes in favor, 62 against and two abstentions. RELATED: Pachakutik Rejects […]

At least 120 children have been kidnapped in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province in recent days, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Tuesday, marking a sharp escalation in abductions by the ISIS-linked group locally known as Al Shabab. According to HRW, the abducted minors are forced to transport looted goods, perform forced labour, serve as […]

A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a dramatic rise in cybercrime across Africa, warning that the continent is becoming a major hotspot for digital threats. According to the 2025 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment, cyber-related offences now make up more than 30% of all reported crimes in Western and Eastern Africa. The report draws on data from African law […]

Five people have been killed in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. The attack happened on Monday night, near the town of El Koma in North Darfur province, as the convoy was trying to reach El Fasher city. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Stephane Dujarric, the […]

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana has conducted a major operation resulting in the rescue of 219 individuals, primarily foreign nationals, from a suspected human trafficking and cybercrime ring operating in Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra. The victims, mostly young people from across West Africa, were deceived with false promises of lucrative […]

Violence continues to escalate in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as armed gangs tighten their grip on the city. On Monday, an attack on two public transport vehicles in the Delmas neighborhoods left one person dead and several others injured, some critically. The deceased, one of the drivers, was killed instantly, while the injured were rushed to […]

Sudanese officials announced on Sunday the discovery of numerous bodies at the bottom of a well in Khartoum, following the military’s expulsion of a notorious paramilitary group from the area. Police reported that 11 bodies, including those of women and children, were retrieved from the deep well located in the Fayhaa neighborhood on Saturday. Col. […]

Sudan has filed a lawsuit against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of being “complicit in genocide” against the non-Arab Masalit people in West Darfur through its “extensive financial, political, and military support” for the rebel militia Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to an announcement by the […]

The most affected provinces were Guayas, Manabi, and Pichincha. On Tuesday, the Citizen Observatory of Political Violence (OCVP) presented a preliminary report on political violence during the first round of Ecuador’s general elections. RELATED: Ecuadorian Parliament Supports President Noboa’s Proposal for Entry of Foreign Troops Between January 1, 2024, and February 8, 2025, the OCVP […]

The officers were guarding a person under house arrest who was being prosecuted for kidnapping. In the early hours of Sunday, the Ecuadorian police reported that unidentified criminals carried out an attack that left one police officer dead and another wounded. This occurred while the officers were guarding a person under house arrest who was […]