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Aid workers kidnapped in famine-hit, war-devastated South Sudan

Aid workers kidnapped in famine-hit, war-devastated South Sudan

Aid workers employed by a US-based Christian charity have been abducted in famine-hit South Sudan and negotiations were ongoing for their release. The local aid workers were taken from a village near Mayendit in Unity state, where a famine has been declared, 680km northeast of the capital, Juba. The circumstances of the kidnappings were unclear. “The rebels […]

Sophie Petronin a French-Swiss Woman, Aid Worker Kidnapped by Islamist Group Mourabitoun in Mali

Sophie Petronin a French-Swiss Woman, Aid Worker Kidnapped by Islamist Group Mourabitoun in Mali

A Malian state prosecutor said on Wednesday that the Islamist militant group al Mourabitoun is suspected of kidnapping a French-Swiss aid worker from the city of Gao in northern Mali. Sophie Petronin has not been seen publicly since Saturday, when men snatched her and drove off in a pickup truck. She ran a charity for […]

Kidnapped Nigerian Musicians Regain Freedom

Kidnapped Nigerian Musicians Regain Freedom

After four gruelling nights in the hands of their captors, the kidnapped twins, Clinton and Blair Roberts (also known as DNA Twins) finally regained their freedom in the wee hours of On Thursday. In a statement released by their father, Chief Robert Opara, the twins were rescued from their captors in a forest in Kogi […]

Angolan Police Rescue Abducted Teens

Angolan Police Rescue Abducted Teens

Namibe — Police have rescued three teenage girls recently kidnapped by criminal gang in south-west Namibe province. The information was released by spokesman for Provincial Police Command in Namibe, Inspector Ernesto Calianguila, noting that the teenager girls were rescued in Lubango, southern Huila province. According to senior police officer, the rescue was the result of […]

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