Tag: abducted
Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya
Unidentified gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors and killed a police officer near Kenya’s border with Somalia, television broadcaster KTN News and the Daily Nation...
Tanzanian businessman abducted
A Tanzanian businessman and former member of parliament for the ruling CCM party was seized by unidentified men in Dar es Salaam,...
Oil workers abducted in Libya
Two workers, one a foreigner, were abducted during an attack by an unknown group at a facility at Libya's giant Sharara oil...
German abducted, policeman killed in Kano
Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state Kano killed a policeman and abducted a Germany citizen en route to a construction site, police...
Tunisians abducted in Cameroon
An unidentified armed group in south-western Cameroon kidnapped two Tunisians working on a road construction project for a Tunisian company, the Tunisian...
Swiss woman abducted in Darfur released
Sudanese authorities freed a Swiss humanitarian worker abducted in Darfur last month, deputy governor of North Darfur, Mohamed Barima, told Reuters.
Sudanese authorities...
Swiss woman apparently abducted by Sudan criminal gang
Sudanese authorities believe a criminal gang is responsible for abducting a Swiss humanitarian worker who disappeared outside her home in Sudan's Darfur...
Switzerland demands release of Swiss woman abducted in Sudan
Switzerland on Sunday called for the quick release of a Swiss woman reported abducted in Sudan's troubled Darfur region where rebels have...
Former Libyan prime minister freed after Tripoli abduction
Former Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was released after being abducted during a visit to Tripoli and held for nine days by...
Priests abducted in eastern DR Congo
Gunmen in restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kidnapped two Catholic priests in an area at the centre of over two years...
Abducted Somalis found beheaded
Three of five people abducted by Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland were found beheaded on Wednesday, a government...
Zimbabwean anti-government activists shot at, beaten, abducted
Six Zimbabwean anti-government activists were shot at and beaten by a gang of men, some wearing police riot gear, ahead of a...
Italian aid worker abducted in Sudan
An armed group abducted an Italian aid worker in the town of Nyala in western Sudan, said the Italian foreign ministry and...