Category: Kidnapping
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Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region
When Marin Petroviฤ arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has long been afflicted by civil war, foreign military interventions, and Islamist insurgencies. “Now it was finally…
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๐ณ๐ฌNigeria police rescue 33 girls from human trafficking network
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued 33 underage girls who were abducted by members of a human trafficking network in Anambra State in 2025, the local newspaper Punch reported, citing state police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga. The operation, carried out on 7 January, followed information received by the police operations centre that three girls who had…
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๐ป๐ช Trumpโs Venezuela Gambit: Global Condemnation and Africaโs High-Stakes Silence
The dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro, following military strikes ordered by former US President Donald Trump, has sent seismic waves through the international community, exposing stark geopolitical divides. While the United States and some of its closest allies have responded with measured caution, the action has been met with fierce condemnation from Caracasโs…
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๐ญ๐น Gangs use sexual violence to control communities in Haiti
Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald reports on how gangs in Haiti are using sexual violence as a tool of terror amid the country’s deepening political and humanitarian crisis. TAMARA KEITH, HOST: The island nation of Haiti is in crisis. There are food shortages, a crumbling government, and gangs are expanding their reach. The Miami…
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๐ณ๐ฌ A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeriaโs kidnapping economy
The story is no longer just about banditary. In Northern Nigeria, kidnapping has grown into a sophisticated, systematized corporate machine, an economy where human beings are the raw material and ransom is the currency. That was the stark conclusion drawn by security and governance experts on the December episode of The Africanews Debates. The panel…
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๐ณ๐ฌ 50 children abducted from school in Nigeria have escaped, authorities say
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeriaโs Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, as the pope called for the immediate release of those still missing. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according…
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๐ณ๐ฌ Breaking News: 25 Schoolgirls Abducted in Northwestern Nigeria, One Escapes
Danko-Wasagu, Nigeria – November 18, 2025 | In a chilling echo of past mass kidnappings, 25 schoolgirls were abducted from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria. In a recent development, one of the kidnapped girls has managed to escape captivity and return home. ๐จ What Happened in Kebbi State ยท The Attack: In the early…
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๐ป๐ช The Man in the Cockpit: A Covert U.S. Plot to Flip Maduro’s Personal Pilot
In the high-stakes world of international espionage, trust is the most valuable currency, and for any leader, few are entrusted more than the person who controls their passage through the skies. A startling real-life thriller is now unfolding between Washington and Caracas, centering on a clandestine American operation to allegedly “flip” the most trusted aviator…
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๐ณ๐ช American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger’s Capital, Heightening Security Concerns
NIAMEY, Niger โ In a brazen attack that underscores the spreading insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, American missionary Kevin Rideout was kidnapped by armed assailants in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, according to local sources. The abduction occurred last night, with preliminary reports indicating that a group of unknown armed men…
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๐บ๐ธ FBI Arrests U.S. Church Leaders in Multi-Million-Dollar Conspiracy: Lessons for Africa
Hillsborough County, Florida โ A shocking scandal is unfolding in the United States after two prominent church leaders were arrested in connection with an alleged multi-million-dollar conspiracy. The arrests followed a series of coordinated FBI raids across the country on Wednesday morning, including one in the wealthy Avila neighborhood of Hillsborough County. According to federal…
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