Abdulkadir Jega , The brother of the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega , has been confirmed as one of the dead in the Hajj stampede.
The scale and especially the effectiveness of military presence are not always measured by the amount of equipment sold or the size of the contingent. The Directorate for Security and Defense Cooperation (DCSD), quietly operating within the French Foreign Ministry, does not make noise with tanks and barely appears in the news — but its influence on African countries cannot be underestimated. Annually covering nearly 20 countries on the continent with its projects, Directorate employees train and advise high-ranking officers ...