Overseas Security Advisory Council Daily News
February 22, 2023
Today's Headlines - OSAC's daily selection of global security news
Africa
Cameroon's military says it has killed scores of armed separatists in clashes this month and at least 15 have surrendered. The rebels, who vowed to disrupt March senate elections in Cameroon's western regions, claim to have killed scores of governme...
Ahead of the election, Africa’s largest economy is in a precarious position due to rising debt and low revenue.
Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu.
Tanzania's government gave its approval on Tuesday for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline despite human rights and environmental concerns about the mega-project.
East Asia & Pacific
The Philippines is discussing joint security patrols in the South China Sea with the United States as well as Australia as China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed waters cause concern MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines is in talk...
Negotiations on a code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea will be intensified this year, Indonesian and Chinese officials said on Wednesday, as the region frets over China's assertiveness in the strategic waterway.
U.S. officials pledged to crack down on shipments to Russia that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, but that has proved hard to police.
North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles at a normal angle and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday,
Europe
U.S. officials pledged to crack down on shipments to Russia that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, but that has proved hard to police.
French media reported that the Spanish language teacher, a woman in her 50s, was allegedly attacked by a 16-year-old student.
Kazakhstan’s state-run pipeline operator applied to export oil to Germany via the Druzhba link, as Berlin seeks to replace Russian crude deliveries. Kaztransoil applied to its Russian counterpart Transneft to send 20,000 tons through the Druzhba pip...
Russia's parliament moved on Wednesday to suspend Moscow's participation in the New START treaty, as officials lined up to blame the United States and the West for the breakdown of the last remaining nuclear pact between Washington and Moscow.
Putin were to order tanks into other European countries, the nine nations along NATO’s eastern flank would be the likeliest targets. So on Wednesday, President Biden will meet with the leaders of those countries,
Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the south of the country earlier this month.
Special immigration appeals commission decides revocation of her citizenship was lawful Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS), has lost an appeal against ... friends in 2015 to travel to Syria, challenged the dec...
Middle East & North Africa
A rocket attack in Damascus on Sunday that Syria blamed on Israel hit an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile capabilities of Tehran's allies in Syria, sources told Reuters.
Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others.
South & Central Asia
Campaigners fear media crackdown under PM Sheikh Hasina after suspension order upheld The only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party has stopped publishing after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom i...
Kazakhstan’s state-run pipeline operator applied to export oil to Germany via the Druzhba link, as Berlin seeks to replace Russian crude deliveries. Kaztransoil applied to its Russian counterpart Transneft to send 20,000 tons through the Druzhba pip...
Pakistan is looking for breakthroughs in agriculture and information technology during the first ministerial level meeting of a U.S.-Pakistani trade and investment body in seven years, Pakistan's commerce minister said on Tuesday.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate has issued an order on the protesters who staged a demonstration near the Fort Railway Station this afternoon, the police said
Western Hemisphere
Cuba on Tuesday suffered its third major blackout in little more than a week, leaving a vast swath of the center and east of the island without power, energy officials said on state-run TV.
Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala Tuesday to protest a court’s decision not to allow an indigenous candidate to register for the country’s June 25 presidential elections. Protesters blocked at least 15 local highways, demanding that the ...
The Honduran government extended its state of emergency for a second time on Tuesday, while also expanding it to cover a growing portion of the Central American country, as part of leftist President Xiomara Castro's crackdown on gangs.
Ten employees of a bar in Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen have been charged in the fatal stabbings of four municipal inspectors sent to check compliance with local codes, authorities said Tuesday.
OSAC Analysis - Unclassified OSAC analytical reports and other resources
Africa
On February 25, Nigerians will vote in national elections followed by state governorship elections two weeks later. Nigeria faces ongoing nationwide risks of violence from various armed groups against political candidates, political party figures, e...
Middle East & North Africa
OSAC reissued this Country Security Report (CSR) on February 21, 2023 following substantive updates.
Consular Messages - Department of State travel advisories and alerts
Africa
Updated to reflect revisions to embassy personnel travel restrictions and reconsider travel areas. Exercise normal precautions in Togo. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.
Europe
The Government of North Macedonia reported that bomb threats were received in several locations in Skopje on February 21, 2023. The threats were emailed to organizations and institutions including: four schools; President Pendarovski’s residence a...
Event: Earthquakes and aftershocks continue to pose a hazard in Central Mediterranean and Southeast Türkiye. All non-essential U.S. government travel to these regions has been deferred. If traveling in this area, be aware of your surroundings and...
South & Central Asia
Reports indicate the trade unions of the Electricity Board, Sri Lankan Ports Authority, Sri Lankan Petroleum, the Water Board, and state banks plan to hold demonstrations near Fort Railway at 12:30 PM today (February 22). 1500 to 2000 people are ex...
Western Hemisphere
The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens that a nationwide taxi strike may take place on February 22, 2023, causing traffic delays. The Government of Colombia is currently in negotiations with the taxi unions to address their concerns and hopefully p...
The Surinamese Police Force (KPS) announced that the curfew for downtown Paramaribo has been lifted, but the area in front of the Presidential Palace and National Assembly (DNA) remains closed: specifically at the intersections of Grote Combeweg and...
Events - Upcoming OSAC meetings, webinars, and training courses
Global
The OSAC Academia Sector Committee cordially invites all ASC members to attend the Spring Health, Safety, & Security Seminar hosted by Vanderbilt University, April 13 - 14.
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.
The OSAC Energy Sector Committee (ESC) invites all ESC members to attend 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...
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.
Europe
Please join the OSAC Germany for a country chapter meeting on March 15, 2023.
OSAC Milan - Italy Chapter will hold a hybrid Country Chapter Kickoff Meeting on Wednesday, March 1 at 9:00am local time.
Middle East & North Africa
The OSAC Iraq-Baghdad Chapter will meet in-person on Wednesday, March 15.
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 OSAC Bahamas for a Chapter Revitalization meeting on Monday, March 6 at 3:00 PM ET!
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...
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