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Tag: kidnapping
Nigeria kidnappings: more students snatched as army hunts for missing
Gunmen kidnapped 15 more students from an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, which comes following the abduction of more than 280 children by gunmen in ... Read More
Mass Abduction in Kuriga: Over 100 Nigerian School Students Kidnapped
The abduction of more than 100 Nigerian school students reportedly occurred in the town of Kuriga in the north-western region. Witnesses stated that armed individuals ... Read More
Uganda: foreign tourists killed in attack by suspected IS-aligned rebel group
Ugandan police has said they were pursuing suspected members of an an armed group aligned with Islamic State (IS) that reportedly killed three people, including ... Read More
Red Cross announces release of employees kidnapped in Mali
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday two of its staff kidnapped in Mali, early March, have been freed, without providing more ... Read More
French-Australian citizen abducted in Chad freed
Chad Sunday announced the release of Jérôme Hugonnot, a French-Australian citizen, kidnapped Friday by unidentified men in Wadi Fira province, north-east of the central African ... Read More
Malian opposition leader kidnapped ahead of general elections
In an unprecedented first for a Malian politician of his rank, unidentified gunmen kidnapped the leading opposition figure Soumaila Cisse and his team on Wednesday, ... Read More
Libya: HoR member kidnapped for criticizing Haftar allegedly killed
Libyan lawmaker kidnapped last month for criticizing east-based military commander, Khalifa Haftar, was allegedly killed by her abductors reportedly linked to the renegade military leader. ... Read More
AI: Libyans Living Under Constant Fear from Militias
Amnesty International has deplored the absence of the rule of law in Libya wherein armed militias have the upper hands, leaving civilians living in a ... Read More
Algeria Takes Military Action against AQIM
Algerian military forces have launched lately a large scale combing campaign targeting Islamist militants groups operating in the Boumerdes-Tizi-Ouzou-Bouira triangle, stronghold of al-Qaeda in the ... Read More