Overseas Security Advisory Council Daily Newsletter Jan 25 2023

 

January 25, 2023

Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news

Africa

A new report on African governance released Wednesday finds much of the continent is “less safe, secure and democratic” than it was 10 years ago, citing a surge in military coups and armed conflicts.

Benin could be emerging from its most profound political crisis since democracy was introduced in 1990. On 8 January, generally peaceful legislative elections were held, unlike the 2019 poll when violent protests against the exclusion of the opposit...

Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new escalation of tensions between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa.

The Malawi government has asked for a donation of 7.6 million doses of cholera vaccine from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Truck and tanker drivers operating around dockyard, Apapa axis, have accused officials of Nigerian Navy of creating illegal truck parks through which they extort drivers coming into the dockyard road to load products.

The government has warned Tanzanians against working as mercenaries and fighting for foreign armies, insisting the act contravenes the law of the land.

East Asia & Pacific

Tens of millions of people across East Asia braved a severe cold snap Wednesday as subzero temperatures and heavy snow brought travel chaos during the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning that such extreme weather events had become t...

Regime troops target civilian communities across Sagaing township after suffering losses in 3-day clash with local resistance forces.

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen will be Taiwan's new premier, the presidential office said on Wednesday, as part of a cabinet reshuffle following heavy losses for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections last year.

Europe

Berlin Airport canceled all its flights Wednesday after ground staff went on strike to press their demands for higher pay. The walk-out affected about 300 flights to and from Germany’s capital. Labor union Verdi said its members were seeking a raise...

Spain’s interior ministry said Wednesday police had arrested a man on suspicion of sending six letters containing explosive material to Spain’s prime minister and to the U.S. and Ukrainian embassies in the country. The Spanish national was arrested...

Ukrainian forces have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said Wednesday, in what is a rare but modest battlefield triumph for the Kremlin after a series of setbacks in its invasion that began ...

Middle East & North Africa

The US intercepted a shipment of more than 2,000 Iranian assault rifles destined for Yemen, according to a statement from the US military.

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in what the army described as a "stabbing attack". Lahlou is the 19th Palestinian killed in the West Bank this year,

A number of Lebanese people blocked on Tuesday traffic in several roads inside and outside the capital Beirut to protest a

Oman’s fiscal performance has improved in the last year, and the country wants to produce more alternative forms of energy, such as hydrogen.

South & Central Asia

At least four persons have been injured in a suspicious blast at Moghbazar wireless area of the capital.

Kyrgyz authorities asked a court on Monday to permanently ban Radio Azattyk, the Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, from the country because the outlet’s description of the Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict is not in line with the government’s n...

Pakistani police have arrested a senior leader from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party on charges of threatening the chief of the elections overseeing body and other government officia

Western Hemisphere

El Salvador has repaid one of two outstanding $800 million bonds, the country’s treasury minister announced, pushing back worries the government could default amid its decision to make the volatile cryptocurrency bitcoin legal tender. Treasury Minis...

Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest. The issue is a sensitive one, because Mexico’s military is supposed to be participating in civilian law enforcement only to ‘s...

Travelers reached the airport in Mexico's tourist hot spot of Cancun without problem on Tuesday after a protest by local taxi drivers against ride-share app Uber left many stranded the day before.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.

OSAC Analysis - Unclassified OSAC analytical reports and other resources

Western Hemisphere

Published: January 25, 2023

OSAC reissued this Country Security Report (CSR) on January 25, 2023 following minor updates.

Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts

Western Hemisphere

Flights are expected to resume at Arequipa’s Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon International Airport on January 26. U.S. citizens should contact the appropriate airline for flight rescheduling as needed. Demonstrations and marches in Lima are expected to oc...

Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses

Global

OSAC's Energy Sector Committee (ESC) invites all ESC members to save the date for the upcoming ESC Spring Meeting at ExxonMobil Houston Campus in Spring, Texas on March 22 - 23, 2023.

Event Start Date: January 31, 2023

All OSAC Cameroon Chapter members are invited to attend an in-person meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 11:00 local time.

The Europe Regional Committee (ERC) in partnership with the OSAC United Kingdom Country Chapter will be delivering a half day Crisis Management Workshop for Young Professionals in London on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. A full day Spring Conference and...

The Africa Regional Committee invites all Full Access Members to "Save the Date" for their Spring Conference taking place in South Africa, March 28 - 30, 2023.

Event Start Date: March 29, 2023

All OSAC ASC members are encouraged to "save the date" for our next in-person Health, Safety, and Security Seminar hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN on April 13 - 14.

Join the OSAC Energy Sector Committee (ESC) on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 11:00 AM ET for the launch of the ESC's monthly "coffee chat" series.

East Asia & Pacific

OSAC members based in New Zealand are invited to attend OSAC New Zealand's country chapter relaunch on 23 February 2023.

Europe

Event Start Date: January 25, 2023

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.

Event Start Date: February 21, 2023

All OSAC Uruguay Chapter members are invited to attend a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, February 21 at 14:00 Uruguay local (12:00 Eastern).

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