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12/01/2013 - France - Somalia

Al Shebab kills French hostage in Somalia, defence ministry says

A French secret service agent held by Somalia’s al Shebab has been killed by his captors, France's defence ministry announced Saturday.

29/10/2012 - France - Sweden

Ikea snooped on union activists, says former French security boss

The former head of security of Ikea in France has accused his bosses of telling him to hire detectives to spy on its employees.

01/10/2012

African press review 1 October 2012

Arrogance, impunity and insensitivity are undermining Ugandans confidence in the government, a top spy claims ... and the cops are a bit on the pudgy side.

30/05/2012 - France's new president

Hollande government fires three top cops

President François Hollande’s new Socialist government has fired three top French police officers, accused of being political appointments of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

31/03/2012 - France

Alleged Islamists plotting kidnap before arrest, French spy chief says

The 17 alleged Islamists arrested in France on Friday appeared to be plotting a kidnapping, according to France’s intelligence chief.

29/02/2012 - France

Ikea used French police files to spy on workers, customers, report

Swedish furniture multinational Ikea hired private detectives to access French police records to snoop on employees and dissatisfied customers, according to trade unionists at the company.

09/02/2012

French press review 9 February 2012

The cordial handshake between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, a warning over French public spending by the financial watchdog, the Cour des Comptes, the industrial ...

26/10/2011 - France

French presidential candidate Hollande turns down police protection

The Socialist candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, has turned down an offer of police protection at the start of his election campaign, fearing leaks to the camp of ...

26/09/2011 - Afghanistan

US citizen killed in Kabul embassy CIA annexe

A US citizen has been shot dead by an Afghan employee at an annexe to the US embassy in Kabul used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), officials said Monday.

07/05/2011 - South Africa - report

SA security minister's wife goes to jail

There’s growing pressure on South Africa’s intelligence minister to quit or be fired after his wife and a Nigerian accomplice were jailed for drug trafficking this week.

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