Crisis response company, CrisisOnCall - has called on people to double-check emergency contact numbers as the festive season gets underway. They have warned that many assume their emergency contacts are correct and functional only to discover that during a crisis the line is unavailable or unanswered. Lulu Gaboo spoke to Ruan Vermaak, communications manager at CrisisOnCall

Crisis response company, CrisisOnCall - has called on people to double-check emergency contact numbers as the festive season gets underway. They have warned that many assume their emergency contacts are correct and functional only to discover that during a crisis the line is unavailable or unanswered. Lulu Gaboo spoke to Ruan Vermaak, communications manager at CrisisOnCall

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CrisisOnCall Urges Public to Recheck Emergency Contacts Ahead of Festive Season

Benin's president Patrice Talon says the "situation is completely under control" in his country, after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. A group of soldiers announced Sunday on state television that they had ousted President Talon. That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, joined by air strikes and troop deployments from neighbouring Nigeria. Beninese military and security sources said around a dozen soldiers had been arrested, including those behind the coup bid. Lulu Gaboo spoke to elections Expert, Tenda Mbanje joins us on the line to unpack these latest developments

Benin's president Patrice Talon says the "situation is completely under control" in his country, after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. A group of soldiers announced Sunday on state television that they had ousted President Talon. That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, joined by air strikes and troop deployments from neighbouring Nigeria. Beninese military and security sources said around a dozen soldiers had been arrested, including those behind the coup bid. Lulu Gaboo spoke to elections Expert, Tenda Mbanje joins us on the line to unpack these latest developments

Benin President: Coup Foiled, Country Under Control

Parents of the school children who were kidnapped in Nigeria two weeks ago is accusing the authorities of dragging their feet to find their children.

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 303 children and 12 school staff were kidnapped by gunmen at St Mary's Catholic boarding school in the state of Niger. Fifty pupils managed to escape in the following hours, but since then there has been no news on the whereabouts or conditions of the other children, some as young as six, and the missing school staff.

Parents claim they are being told to exercise patience.

To chat further about this Frank Tietie, a lawyer based in Abuja and a human rights activist spoke to Lulu Gaboo.

Parents of the school children who were kidnapped in Nigeria two weeks ago is accusing the authorities of dragging their feet to find their children.
The Christian Association of Nigeria says 303 children and 12 school staff were kidnapped by gunmen at St Mary's Catholic boarding school in the state of Niger. Fifty pupils managed to escape in the following hours, but since then there has been no news on the whereabouts or conditions of the other children, some as young as six, and the missing school staff.
Parents claim they are being told to exercise patience.
To chat further about this Frank Tietie, a lawyer based in Abuja and a human rights activist spoke to Lulu Gaboo.

Nigerian authorities accused of not doing enough to find school children kidnapped two weeks ago

Tunisian police have arrested a top opposition figure in the latest sign of an escalating crackdown on political dissent by President Kais Saied.

Police arrested 82-year old Nejib Chebbi to enforce a 12-year jail term on a conviction for conspiracy. 

Lulu Gaboo spoke to a professor at Algiers University, Laeed Zaghlami.

Tunisian police have arrested a top opposition figure in the latest sign of an escalating crackdown on political dissent by President Kais Saied.
Police arrested 82-year old Nejib Chebbi to enforce a 12-year jail term on a conviction for conspiracy.&nbsp;
Lulu Gaboo spoke to a professor at Algiers University, Laeed Zaghlami.

CrisisOnCall Urges Public to Recheck Emergency Contacts Ahead of Festive Season

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