Overseas Security Advisory Council 1/10/2023
January 10, 2023
Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news
Global
A court in Uganda on Tuesday quashed a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany, its judgment said.
Nigeria is on alert amid global concerns over new strains of COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, at a press conference in Abuja, said over 663 million confirmed cases and over 6.7 million deaths have been reported glo...
Africa
A Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the court said.
Through the Office of the President & Cabinet, the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus and Cholera is appealing to the public, private corporate companies and organizations for support in the fight against nationwide cholera outbreak.
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that the general elections will go on as planned. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance yesterday as he debunked fears of possible or outright cancellation of ...
The President of the Republic Macky Sall decreed three days of national mourning on January 9, and appointed an interministerial council after 40 people died and several were injured when two buses collided in Kaffrine at the weekend.
South Africa does not see the need to implement any new COVID-19 restrictions either at home or for arrivals over an infection surge in China and the detection of the first case of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 locally, its health minister said.
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that corruption had inflated the cost of numerous high-profile tenders and construction projects in Zambia.
East Asia & Pacific
Beijing has made good on its promise to retaliate against countries that impose entry restrictions on Chinese travellers by suspending the issuance of some visas for South Korean and Japanese citizens.
A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia.
A state of emergency has been declared in northeastern New Zealand as it braces for cyclone Hale, civil defence authorities in the district of Tairawhiti said late on Tuesday.
Europe
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday will unveil the details of a hugely controversial pension reform project to raise the retirement age to 65. The plan has already angered a large majority of voters and will be a key test of French Pre...
Russia as we know it may not survive the coming decade and risks becoming a failed state as it pursues its costly war in Ukraine, according to a survey of global strategists and analysts.
Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep T...
Legislation requiring key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers is to be introduced by the British government on Tuesday. The country is experiencing a wave of industrial action as pay rises fail to keep u...
Middle East & North Africa
At a rally against the new government’s planned judicial reforms, the man drove onto the sidewalk where the protesters were and braked dangerously while shouting at the demonstrators.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government has wasted no time implementing its ultra-nationalist agenda, including adopting a seemingly petty ban on displaying the Palestinian flag and shaking the foundations of Israel’s democracy with a pro...
Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say.
South & Central Asia
A human-chain protest demanded justice over the shooting death of Bangladeshi expatriate student Sayed Arif Faisal in the US during an American official's visit to Dhaka. The demonstration started at noon on Monday in front of the Ministry of Foreig...
A day earlier, four people were killed in the shooting by unidentified armed assailants on civilian homes in Dangri village, according to the local police. On Wednesday, fighting at a security checkpoint in Jammu city left four attackers dead,
Hundreds of Afghan migrants, including women and children, have been released from a jail in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, Afghan authorities said Saturday. Pakistani police in multiple raids last month detained at least 1,
LAHORE: Poor visibility caused by fog has badly affected flight operations at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport as several flights have been delayed on Monday.As per details, the heavy
Western Hemisphere
Brazilian police on Monday had already rounded up roughly 1,500 rioters, with some caught in the act of trashing Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace, while the majority were detained the following morning at an encampmen...
Arresting Ovidio Guzmán wasn't easy. It was never going to be. With El Chapo's prison escapes and Ovidio's tumultuous first arrest and release in 2019, keeping the Guzmán family behind bars has been difficult. This one was no different. Nearly 30 pe...
At least 17 people were killed in clashes with police in southern Peru, the country's human rights office said on Monday, the deadliest day so far of protests demanding early elections and the release of jailed former president Pedro Castillo. The c...
OSAC Analysis - Unclassified OSAC analytical reports and other resources
Global
Emergency preparedness has become a critical consideration for OSAC members traveling overseas. Disaster supply kits, known as “go-bags” and "stay-bags," are necessary when preparing for an emergency. U.S. Embassies as well as U.S. companies encoura...
Africa
West Africans face historic levels of food insecurity that are likely to worsen throughout 2023, increasing risks of economic and political instability, crime, and terrorism. Private sector organizations operating throughout West Africa should note ...
Europe
The 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will take place January 16-20 in Davos, Switzerland. The report provides information on potential security concerns to the private sector during the event. It also includes an overview of security m...
Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts
Europe
From 1100 to 1800 hours on Tuesday, January 10, Ataka, a Bulgarian nationalist political party, plans to protest the anniversary of allied forces bombings in Sofia during World War II.
Western Hemisphere
: As part of its plan to address extortion, the government of Honduras has expanded the state of exception that went in to effect December 6, 2022. The State of Exception will be in effect for a further 45 days, from January 6, 2023, and will includ...
Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses
Global
Please join our monthly meeting of security professionals to discuss ATFP related issues and the current security environment.
East Asia & Pacific
OSAC's Pan-Asia Regional Committee invites all OSAC Full-Access members to participate in a discussion on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) with BG(R) William King of Booz Allen Hamilton on January 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST.
OSAC members based in New Zealand are invited to attend OSAC New Zealand's country chapter relaunch on 23 February 2023.
OSAC Manila country chapter members are invited to attend a hybrid meeting on 19 January 2023 from 2-4 PM local.
Europe
OSAC's Pan-Asia Regional Committee invites all OSAC Full-Access members to participate in a discussion on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) with BG(R) William King of Booz Allen Hamilton on January 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST.
South & Central Asia
OSAC's Pan-Asia Regional Committee invites all OSAC Full-Access members to participate in a discussion on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) with BG(R) William King of Booz Allen Hamilton on January 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST.
Western Hemisphere
OSAC's Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) invites all members to save the date for the LARC's Spring Conference in Miami, FL on March 8.
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