Overseas Security Advisory Council Daily News 2/15/2023
February 15, 2023
Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news
Africa
In eastern DR Congo, thousands more people are becoming displaced as they flee advancing M23 rebels. Many are taking refuge in Goma, but there are fears that the rebels could soon encircle the city.
Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across Africa
Inflation in Nigeria picked up again in January, hitting 21.82% in annual terms, driven by higher food inflation, its statistics agency said on Wednesday.
East Asia & Pacific
China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast
Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a series of images showing a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage more than a week ago. The photos released on Tuesday show the pilot, identified by local police as Philip...
Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New Zealand on Wednesday as the country started to assess the damage caused by significant flooding, landslides and high winds that left four people dead and displaced thousands from their homes.
The Philippines and the United States will this year carry out their biggest joint military drills since 2015, Manila's army chief said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of growing tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Europe
A German labor union has called on workers at seven of the country’s airports to go on strike Friday to press demands for inflation-busting pay increases
As Russia increases its attacks in Ukraine’s south and east, Ukrainian soldiers defending the frontline say they urgently need more ammunition and planes to win the war. While at times Russia has reportedly been firing a staggering 20,000 artillery ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country and neighbouring Syria, with an elderly woman the latest to be pulled from the rubble.
Middle East & North Africa
A loud unexplained noise was heard on Wednesday in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman, the semi-official Young Journalists Club (YJC) news agency reported.
Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in the first such visit since the Syrian conflict between the two neighbours who have long been at odds over regional issues, officials said.
U.S. forces shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
South & Central Asia
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Western Hemisphere
Peru has extended the state of emergency in several regions to deal with the two-month political turmoil that has claimed dozens of li
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Europe
The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place February 17-19 in Munich, Germany at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof (HBH). Almost one year after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the 2023 MSC will convene a series of high-ranking interna...
Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts
Africa
Until February 25, 2023, Mozambican authorities predict further flooding due to more forecasted rainfall and all dams in Mozambique full and past alert levels.
Extremist groups have carried out attacks, including kidnapping, in the northern border region of Togo, adjacent areas of Burkina Faso, and Benin.
Europe
The Munich Security Conference will take place February 17-19 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof. The City of Munich will implement heightened security measures in the vicinity of the hotel starting on Friday morning (2/17) at 6:00am through Sunday eveni...
The U.S. Embassy in Bern informs U.S. citizens that there is an ongoing large-scale police operation occurring in the vicinity of the Bundesplatz in Bern. Public transportation has been temporarily suspended and businesses in the area have been eva...
Western Hemisphere
The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that the location of the demonstrations planned in Bogota on February 15 has been updated.
The Peruvian government has declared a 30-day extension to the state of emergency currently in effect in Lima, the Province of Callao, and on the Pan-American South, Pan-American North, and Central highways. Please follow all relevant instructions ...
Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses
Global
All OSAC Somalia Chapter members are invited to attend meeting on Wednesday, 01MAR23 at 1300 local time. The meeting will focus local and regional ATFP issues and include a presentation from HALO Trust.
Please join the OSAC Council for a webinar on "How to Stop a Crisis" led by Michelle Newcome on 01 March 2023 at 11 a.m. ET.
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.
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...
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.
Africa
The OSAC Africa Regional Committee cordially invites all Full-Access Members to attend a two-and-a-half day conference hosted at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa.
East Asia & Pacific
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST, OSAC's Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) invites all OSAC Full-Access members to participate in a VIRTUAL discussion on climate security in Asia with Dr. Scott Moore of the University of P...
OSAC members based in New Zealand are invited to attend OSAC New Zealand's country chapter relaunch on 23 February 2023.
Manila country chapter members are invited to a hybrid meeting on 17FEB2023 from 2-4 pm local (GMT +8).
Europe
Please join the OSAC Germany for a country chapter meeting on March 15, 2023.
Middle East & North Africa
The OSAC community is invited to attend a virtual meeting of the OSAC Algeria-Algiers Chapter on Wednesday, February 15 at 4:00pm Algiers local (10:00am Eastern).
OSAC Bahrain - Manama Chapter will hold a Formal Network Gathering on Thursday, February 16 at 3:00pm local time (7:00am ET).
The OSAC Iraq-Baghdad Chapter will meet in-person on Wednesday, March 15.
The MENA RC steering committee invites OSAC members to attend a virtual meeting at 10am ET on Wednesday, February 15 to discuss the escalation of tension in Israel and the West Bank.
The OSAC UAE-Dubai Chapter will meet on Friday, February 24th to discuss crisis management desktop exercise fundamentals.
South & Central Asia
All OSAC Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) members are invited to attend the "Bouncing Back: Security in 2023 & Beyond" PARC Summit on April 26 - 27, 2023 at Bloomberg in Singapore.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST, OSAC's Pan-Asia Regional Committee (PARC) invites all OSAC Full-Access members to participate in a VIRTUAL discussion on climate security in Asia with Dr. Scott Moore of the University of P...
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 from March 7-9.
Join the OSAC Energy Sector Committee (ESC) on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 12:00 PM EST for the second session of the ESC's monthly "coffee chat" series. This session will highlight country-level threats in Mexico, how threats translate into spec...
All OSAC Uruguay Chapter members are invited to attend a hybrid meeting on Thursday, February 16 at 14:00 Uruguay local (12:00 Eastern).
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