JNIM releases about 60 civilian hostages in Mali
About 60 civilians held hostage by the al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Jnim) were released between Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14, according to […]
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Nigeria Secures Final Release of Abducted Niger State Students After November 2025 School Attack
The Nigerian Government has confirmed the rescue of an additional 130 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State in November 2025, effectively […]
Nigeria Rescues Hundreds of Women and Children from Boko Haram Captivity
The Nigerian army has announced the rescue of hundreds of hostages, primarily children, and women, who had been held captive for months or even years […]
Gambia: Authorities release details on coup d’Etat
According to Gambian authorities, perpetrators of the attempted coup in the country on December 20 planned to detain senior government officials and use them as […]
Mali: German aid worker abducted in Niger freed thanks to Morocco
German aid worker Jörg Lange, who was abducted in 2018 in western Niger, has been released thanks to Moroccan intelligence services, according to German newspaper […]
Cameroon: Kidnapped Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi freed by army
Soldiers freed several hostages in western Cameroon, including a senator from the presidential party who was kidnapped a month ago, and killed a dozen of […]
Mali: French journalist Olivier Dubois confirmed held hostage
A Frenchman is currently being held hostage in Mali. The freelance journalist Olivier Dubois had not been heard from for three weeks. On Tuesday, May […]
Nigeria: Another 42 hostages freed while 317 girls have just been kidnapped
Forty-two hostages who had been captured last week were released last Saturday, February 27, in Niger State, in the northwestern part of the country. On […]
Nigeria: Release of over fifty passengers kidnapped a week ago
53 bus passengers, kidnapped a little more than a week ago in Niger State, in the central-western part of the country, were freed on Sunday […]
Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates had never attacked so far out at sea. Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage 350 kilometers off the coast of Benin last […]