Adrien Rabiot is only a hostage in French club, PSG, according to his agent, Veronique, who is also his mother.…
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In January 2013, a large part of northern Mali was under the control of Ansar Dine and the rule of…
7 June 2014 – The United Nations envoy for Somalia has welcomed the release earlier today of sailors on a…
Ruth Bitrus wailed uncontrollably and fell to the floor as she recounted the pain of separation from her two daughters, kidnapped nearly two months ago by Boko Haram militants. “I fasted for 15 days, living only on water,” she said, sobbing profusely…
DANBABA SUNTAI SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS AT THE JALINGO AIRPORT ON MONDAY A socio- Political group, the Taraba Justice Forum, has…
A Nigerian rights activist confirmed Wednesday that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo hosted talks aimed at brokering the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram. The talks at Obasanjo’s farm last weekend included the former president…
Inmates at a maximum-security prison in northeast Brazil, who had taken four guards and more than 100 visiting relatives hostage during a riot, released all the captives Sunday, officials said. Negotiators secured the remaining hostages’ release just…
Culture clashes and concerns over sovereignty will undermine efforts by foreign experts to help Nigeria’s military find the schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram but cooperation can work, experts said on Friday. US military experts have been in Nigeria…
Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria’s government ruled out a prisoner swap with the extremists. An on-the-run Boko Haram suspect wanted in connection with…
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may lead to a deal that sees the girls freed, analysts said Monday. In a new video obtained by AFP, the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau…
Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that…
A Boko Haram massacre has killed hundreds in Nigeria’s northeast, multiple sources said on Wednesday, as police offered $300,000 for information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. The latest insurgent attack…
Nigerian soldiers and vigilantes are hunting “around the clock” for the Islamist fighters holding scores of schoolgirls hostage, an official said Monday, as locals claimed the number kidnapped was far higher than first reported. The mass abduction blamed…
Four French journalists taken hostage in Syria last year were freed on Saturday after a 10-month ordeal in the world’s most dangerous country for the media. French President Francois Hollande announced the release of Edouard Elias, Didier Francois,…
One of the four French hostages freed after 10 months in captivity in Syria said Saturday he was “very happy to be free”, Turkey’s Dogan News Agency reported. Didier Francois, smiling broadly and wearing a long beard, spoke briefly to a journalist at…
Heavy gunfire erupted in several areas of the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Monday, including the international airport and the military headquarters, causing panic among residents. Police also said amed youths had taken hostage several reporters from…