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India’s Directorate of Enforcement, or ED, has announced it froze roughly $8.1 million in funds and conducted a search connected to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX as part of an investigation into instant personal loan fraud.

India freezes $8.1 million in crypto exchange WazirX funds

August 5, 2022

MAN: Baning mining activities in Nigeria will worsen insecurity

July 23, 2022

Nigerian miners cry out over proposed ban on mining activities

July 23, 2022

Members of the crime scene unit collect evidences from a passenger van, after a blast at the entrance of the Confucius Institute University of Karachi

Pakistan police arrest suspect in deadly bombing of Chinese nationals

July 6, 2022

Niger orders suspension of mining activities in three local councils

July 4, 2022

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush after gunmen attacked a mine in the Shiroro area of Niger state earlier this week, three sources said on Saturday.

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack – sources

July 2, 2022

The Acting Chairman of Caretaker-Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani-Bello, has assured that the March 26 national convention would be hitch free.

Abubakar Bello orders manhunt for attackers of Niger mining site

June 30, 2022

Gunmen, who attacked Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Ungwan Aku, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, have demanded N100m ransom for the 36 worshippers in their custody.

Gunmen attack Nigeria mine, kidnap four Chinese workers

June 30, 2022

Gunmen, who attacked Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Robuh, Ungwan Aku, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, have demanded N100m ransom for the 36 worshippers in their custody.

Gunmen kill three soldiers, seven mobile policemen, six civilians at Niger mining site

June 30, 2022

China has “no intention at all” to build a military base in the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday, dismissing speculation about the purpose of its recent security pact with the island state. The Chinese minister, who was in Honiara at the start of an extensive tour of Pacific island states, said the security agreement Beijing sealed last month with the Solomon Islands government was “above board, with honesty and integrity”. A leaked draft of the security agreement — the final version has not been made public — contained a provision that would allow Chinese naval deployments to the island nation, which lies less than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) from Australia. “It is not imposed on anyone, nor is it targeted at any third party. There is no intention at all to establish a military base,” Wang told a news conference after meeting with the Solomon Islands’ foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele. Australia’s former government, toppled in May 21 elections, had said that any move to create a Chinese military base would amount to crossing a “red line”, without specifying the consequences. But Wang countered: “China’s cooperation with Pacific Island countries does not target any country and should not be interfered or disrupted by any other country.” He also took a swipe at previous Australian governments describing the Pacific islands as being in the country’s “backyard”. “They are not the backyard of anyone. All the Pacific Island countries are entitled to make their own choice instead of being just mere followers of others,” the foreign minister said through a translator. ‘Smears and attacks’ “Any smears and attacks on the normal security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands are not above the board and any such disruption will not get anywhere.” Wang appeared to extend an olive branch to other Pacific powers, though, saying China respected existing international relationships with Pacific island countries and would explore joining three-way partnerships with them. The security pact helps the Solomon Islands government to safeguard stability and long term security, he said, “in light of the needs and requests by the Solomon Islands to carry out law enforcement and security cooperation”. It also entails “capacity building” for the police force, the Chinese minister said. Last November, protests against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s rule flared into riots in the capital Honiara, during which much of the city’s Chinatown was torched. The unrest “gravely threatened the life and property of the Chinese community in this country,” Wang said. China sent anti-riot equipment and an “ad-hoc police advisory group” at the request of Honiara, he said, as well as sealing the security agreement. It aimed to build Solomon Islands’ law enforcement capacity and safeguard its security, he said and “at the same time, more effectively protect the Chinese nationals and institutions”.

China says ‘no intention’ to build Solomons military base

May 26, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks via video link at the CPC and World Political Parties Summit, held to commemorate the 100th founding anniversary of Communist Party of China (CPC), in Beijing, China in this still image taken from a video July 6, 2021. CCTV via Reuters TV

Sanctions: Beijing orders officials to find ways to protect China

May 3, 2022

A security guard walks after a blast near a passenger van at the entrance of the Confucius Institute University of Karachi

Pakistan rebel group warns China of harsher attacks

April 27, 2022

A Nigerian police officer holds a bunch of handcuffs in Abuja on October 3, 2020. Sodiq Adelakun-Channels TV

Three Chinese nationals arrested for illegal gold mining near Abuja

January 5, 2022

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed two executive orders restructuring how the federal government coordinates transnational criminal investigations, and expanding the sanctions programme to target narco-trafficking persons and organisations.

US president signs two executive orders, targets drug traffickers

December 16, 2021

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, has hailed the partnership between Nigeria and GAC Motors, saying that the partnership will boost industrialisation and economic growth in Nigeria.

Insecurity: China to send criminal investigation experts to Nigeria – envoy

December 16, 2021