UK follows in US Footsteps in Electronic Device Ban
March 29, 2017 in Uncategorized
Shortly after the United States announced a ban on electronic devices on board flights from certain airports flying into the US, the UK Government has announced a ban on large electronic devices being carried in cabin luggage on aircraft flying …
Security Advisory: Ivory Coast (6 January 2017)
January 6, 2017 in Ivory CoastExecutive Summary
Heavy weapons heard fired on 6 January 2017 near Cote Ivoire’s largest military camp in the city of Bouake. Sources have reported that at least two police stations have been attacked. Gunfire initially erupted overnight as demobilized soldiers …
Missing Spanish journalist in Norte de Santander department is likely to have been kidnapped by the ELN guerrilla group
May 23, 2016 in UncategorizedOn May 23 Spanish newspaper El Mundo confirmed the disappearance of their correspondent Salud Hernández-Mora from the El Tarra region in Catatumbo Norte de Santander. El Tarro, which hugs the border with Venezuela, is at the heart of illegal cross …
Security Advisory: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (15 Jan 2016)
January 16, 2016 in Burkina FasoExecutive Summary
- On 15 January, around 19:30 local time, multiple gunmen attacked the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso.
- Three to six gunmen stormed the hotel, taking hostages.
- Officials have reported that 22 people have been killed, including
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