{"id":9302,"date":"2026-06-05T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=9302"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:48:29","slug":"weekly-news-5-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/weekly-news-5-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News \u2013 5 June"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9302\" class=\"elementor elementor-9302\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d83fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0d83fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dca75e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dca75e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Savannah Regional Peace Council holds dialogue at Lewuriyiri to strengthen border security<\/h3><p><strong>June 4, 2026 &#8211; GNA<\/strong><\/p><p>The Savannah Regional Peace Council organized a community dialogue at Lewuriyiri, bringing together chiefs, farmers, herders, women, youth, and security agencies to discuss peace and security concerns affecting the border community and identify practical solutions.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/2026\/06\/savannah-regional-peace-council-holds-dialogue-at-lewuriyiri-to-strengthen-border-security\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Interior Minister urges chiefs, religious leaders to support national security efforts<\/h3><p><strong>June 2, 2026 &#8211; GNA<\/strong><\/p><p>Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak called on chiefs and religious leaders in the Volta Region to support national security efforts and combat irregular migration through unapproved border routes.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/2026\/06\/interior-minister-urges-chiefs-religious-leaders-to-support-national-security-efforts\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Africa&#8217;s exclusion from UN Security Council a &#8216;historical injustice&#8217; \u2013 Mahama<\/h3><p><strong>June 1, 2026 &#8211; Citinewsroom<\/strong><\/p><p>President Mahama described Africa&#8217;s exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council as a historical injustice, arguing that the legitimacy of global governance is weakened by the under-representation of large populations in key decision-making structures.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citinewsroom.com\/2026\/06\/africas-exclusion-from-un-security-council-a-historical-injustice-mahama\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Police arrest two over Tumu-Kowie road robbery<\/h3><p><strong>June 1, 2026 &#8211; Graphic<\/strong><\/p><p>The Upper West Regional Police Command arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery on the Tumu-Kowie road and recovered two motorbikes linked to the crime. The suspects allegedly robbed three people at gunpoint on May 30.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic.com.gh\/news\/general-news\/police-arrest-two-over-tumu-kowie-road-robbery.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Police shoot machete-wielding traditional man in Agona Amenfi<\/h3><p><strong>June 1, 2026 &#8211; Citinewsroom<\/strong><\/p><p>Police shot a traditional leader in Agona Amenfi after he allegedly attacked officers with a machete. Video footage showed officers issuing repeated orders to drop the weapon before firing in self-defense, striking the man in the hand.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citinewsroom.com\/2026\/05\/video-police-shoot-machete-wielding-traditional-man-in-agona-amenfi\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Regional Peace Council holds dialogue at Lewuriyiri to strengthen border security June 4, 2026 &#8211; GNA The Savannah Regional Peace Council organized a community dialogue at Lewuriyiri, bringing together chiefs, farmers, herders, women, youth, and security agencies to discuss peace and security concerns affecting the border community and identify practical solutions. 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