Why do you need personal security in Africa

The ongoing situation in the Ukraine has affected inflation and energy costs globally but the steeper price increases for food and fuel has already had a significant impact on many countries in Africa and the outlook doesn’t look good for growth, this will fuel a greater risk of unrest.

The situation in Africa can change quickly, protests on a range of issues – including economic inequality, police violence, unemployment and poor public services could trigger an antigovernmental protest that may spark a bad reaction from poorly trained Security Forces and this could spiral out of control, we have seen it before and we will see it again.

Certain parts of Africa also continue to face the threat of violence from extremism and terrorism and this is likely to spill across boarders into other countries and neighbouring states, all of this mean that the governments are struggling to find the means to make significant change, this has contributed to a number of coups that have plagued many west African countries in the past few years.

Companies are walking a tightrope when it comes to securing operations and their people in unstable high risk environments.

What can a businesses do to mitigate risks whilst operating in these regions?
Creating short-term, midterm and long-term risk management strategies ensure that a company can handle a fast changing situation, it is imperative that you evolve with local regulations and have current risk assessments, threat assessments and vulnerability assessments that are continuously - monitored and updated by an expert in that region.

Triagle Innovative Security can provide you with a warning system that allows your company to operate in a safe work environment, in-country Security Risk Managers that can liaise with the government and local authorities.