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WEST AFRICA – Eye witness report emanating from Togo say a child has been killed and at least 25 people were injured on Wednesday in Togo as thousands of people held rival protests over the unremitting rule of President Faure Gnassingbe, the son of one of Africa’s oldest dictators. Opposing protesters in the Togolese capital, Lomé, pulled several thousand demonstrators a day after the country’s opposition shunned a vote on constitutional reform which would have encompassed a presidential term limit, contending that it was a maneuver to let Faure Gnassingbe stay in power till 2030. Sources say the country’s...

WEST AFRICA—As Nigeria’s southeast continues to face serious attacks from Boko Haram, the country’s air force on Tuesday said it will is ready to position aircraft to the West Africa nation’s southeast region where unrest linked to a campaign for secession by Biafra’s activists has escalated. Authorities in Nigeria say military presence in the southeast has increased in the past weeks in what the military called an efforts to crack down on crime, kidnapping and secessionist agitation. “The essence of the deployment is to provide the necessary air cover to the ground troops to enhance overall operational cohesion and...

“Detroit is well-prepared to host the World Conference of Mayors and I offer our city’s full support for a successful, rewarding conference,” says Detroit Mayor Duggan, center in photo. WASHINGTON, DC –  Garreson Al Smith, a Liberian born and American trained security and intelligence analysis professional with expertise in economic crimes and crimes resulting from conflicts, is selected to speak at the World Conference of Mayors’ trade and investment conference scheduled to take place from October 23 -27, 2017. The mayors’ trade and investment conference is being hosted by Mayor Michael Edward Duggan of the city of Detroit in...