Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has revealed that he was arrested and detained at Dar es Salaam Airport after being flagged on Interpol’s Wanted List.

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network

Suspected members of ISIS and Al Shabaab were amongst those detained by Interpol and Afripol in a joint operation in eight East African countries. Small arms and heavy weapons were also recovered. In a statement,

A total of 116 baby tortoises that were smuggled by a Ukrainian national, Orga Kryshtopa in 2023, have been returned to Tanzania as evidence against their smuggler.

Across east Africa, thirty-seven suspected terrorists, including ISIS members, have been arrested through joint efforts by Interpol and Afripol. These operations highlight international collaboration against rising terrorism threats amidst regional political instability and socioeconomic challenges.

Law enforcement in Tanzania arrested an alleged member of ISIS Mozambique, as well as a Ugandan national who was attempting to join a terrorist group in Mozambique as a foreign terrorist fighter Thirty-seven suspected terrorists,

The rescued tortoises included several endangered or vulnerable species, such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises, and Aldabra giant tortoises, all of which are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Of the total, 98 have since died, but all were handed over Thursday for use in criminal proceedings in a ceremony attended by Thai and Tanzanian officials, Interpol said. No reason was given for ...

In this photograph released by Interpol, a Thai official puts radiated tortoise in crates for their journey to Tanzania at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand ...

have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police organization Interpol said Friday. The 116 tortoises were ...

The 26th Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) Annual General Meeting opened on Wednesday, January 29, in Kigali as Police Chiefs from 14 member countries gathered to reinforce cooperation against terrorism,

LYON, France — An extensive counter-terrorism operation across East Africa has resulted in the arrest of 37 suspects and the seizure of various weapons, with some detainees linked to ISIS and Al Shabaab, authorities said Friday.