Kidnapping

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Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: What's fuelling it?
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Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: What's fuelling it?

Kidnap-for-ransom has spiralled into "a crisis out of control" in Nigeria, with abductions reported regularly despite the government intensifying security operations in hotspot areas.
Over 87 people in Nigeria 'kidnapped' in fresh incident
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Over 87 people in Nigeria 'kidnapped' in fresh incident

At least 87 people in Nigeria have been kidnapped in a fresh attack in the northern state of Kaduna.
Nigeria vows not to pay ransom to students' kidnappers
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Nigeria vows not to pay ransom to students' kidnappers

The Nigerian government says it will not pay ransom to armed people who kidnapped more than 250 students in Kaduna State last week.
Student abductions leave Nigerian families in despair
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Student abductions leave Nigerian families in despair

Nigerian security forces are trying to locate the nearly 300 students kidnapped by gunmen in Kaduna state in the latest mass abduction in the region.
Gunmen kill three people, abduct at least 50 in Nigeria
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Gunmen kill three people, abduct at least 50 in Nigeria

Gunmen have killed three people and abducted more than 50 others in northwest Nigeria.
Women abducted by motorcycle gunmen in Nigeria attack
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Women abducted by motorcycle gunmen in Nigeria attack

The kidnappers stormed Zamfara state in Nigeria’s northwest, abducting 9 people in the 30-minute-long attack.
Nigerian security operatives arrest suspects over students' kidnapping
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Nigerian security operatives arrest suspects over students' kidnapping

The kidnappers were arrested in their hideout after a month-long special operation and investigations.
Australian doctor freed after seven years in captivity in Burkina Faso
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Australian doctor freed after seven years in captivity in Burkina Faso

Elliott and his wife Jocelyn were kidnapped in 2016 near the border with Niger. The wife was released three weeks after the abduction while her husband remained in captivity.
ECOWAS calls for 'unconditional release' of dozens hostages in Nigeria
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ECOWAS calls for 'unconditional release' of dozens hostages in Nigeria

The women and children were abducted in Zamfara state. Kidnappings for ransom have been a commonplace in Nigeria in recent years.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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