NORTH AMERICA Canada (Security threat level – 2): At approximately 1230 local time (1630 UTC) on 11 August 2022, a significant power outage occurred in downtown Toronto, affecting approximately 10,000 customers. The outage prompted the evacuation of the city’s largest shopping mall and the closure of multiple businesses, including banks...

AFRICA Sierra Leone (Security threat level – 4): As of 11 August 2022, a nationwide nightly curfew from 1900-0700 local time/UTC is in effect in Sierra Leone, following violent anti-government protests the previous day. At least six police officers and 13 civilians were reportedly killed in the violence. Vice President...

AFRICA Guinea (Security threat level – 4): On 9 August 2022, Guinea’s ruling military junta issued a decree dissolving the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) — a coalition of political parties, trade unions and civil society groups that opposes the military regime. The junta accused the...

AFRICA South Africa (Security threat level – 4): On 8 August 2022, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the gold mining town of Randfontein — located approximately 40 km (25 mi) west of Johannesburg — to call for the closure of illegal mines in the area. Demonstrators, mostly local residents, set...

ASIA Bangladesh (Security threat level – 4): On 7 August 2022, demonstrations against rising fuel prices broke out in the capital Dhaka for a second consecutive day, with several student organizations staging rallies in front of the National Museum in the Shahbag area. Police officers would later use baton charges...

ASIA India (Security threat level – 3): On 4 August 2022, the chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced that SpiceJet Ltd will be allowed to gradually reinstate passenger flights once the airline addresses the DGCA’s flight safety concerns amid an ongoing probe into the airline’s operations....

AFRICA Somalia (Security threat level – 5): On the morning of 2 August 2022, an improvised explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy at Tarabunka junction in the capital Mogadishu. Two people were killed in the blast and at least three more were wounded. The al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility...