Countries Kenya police chief summoned to court over kidnappings Nairobi – Kenya’s high court on Wednesday ordered the country’s top policeman to appear for questioning over a fresh... Read more 9 Jan
Countries Kidnapped shop owner found murdered Eastern Cape police are investigating a murder and an attempted murder after two foreign national shop owners were found... Read more 8 Aug, 2024
Countries Guinea denies opponent arrests, urges probes into ‘kidnappings’ Guinea — Guinea’s public prosecutor on Wednesday denied the arrest of two anti-junta activists and called for investigations into their... Read more 18 Jul, 2024
Countries Kidnapped Nigerian businessman rescued in Joburg police operation Cape Town – A 48-year-old Nigerian businessman, who was kidnapped in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, on Wednesday has been rescued by... Read more 12 Jan, 2024
Countries Kidnapped Anichka Penev has been found – report Cape Town – Western Cape police have reportedly confirmed that kidnapped Ukrainian national, Anichka Penev, has been found. According... Read more 8 Oct, 2022
Countries ‘Avoid non-essential travel to lower-income areas of Cape Town,’ security firm warns after Ukranian woman’s kidnapping Cape Town – An international security company, Crisis24, has reportedly drawn ire after it offered “advice” to people travelling... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Countries Nigeria has 18.5 million children out of school, says UNICEF Kano – More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than... Read more 13 May, 2022
News Cameroon ruling party senator kidnapped in anglophone area Douala – A senator from President Paul Biya’s ruling party has been kidnapped along with her driver in Cameroon’s... Read more 2 May, 2022
Countries North Nigeria state reopens schools shut after abductions Kano – Nigeria’s northern Zamfara state reopened schools on Monday four months after they were shut due to mass... Read more 18 Jan, 2022
Countries Criminal gang frees at least 30 kidnapped Nigerian students after four months Abuja – Thirty students who were kidnapped by a criminal gang more than four months ago in northwest Nigeria... Read more 22 Oct, 2021