Tag: Swiss
Local politician, Swiss national among latest kidnap victims in Nigeria
A politician was abducted from his home in northern Nigeria on Monday and a Swiss national was kidnapped in a separate incident in the...
Liberian rebel commander shouts out at start of Swiss trial for...
A former rebel commander accused of involvement in killing civilians, rape and eating pieces of a school teacher’s heart during Liberia’s civil war decried...
Swiss hostage in Mali killed: Swiss foreign ministry
The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by French authorities that a Swiss hostage who had been held in Mali...
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...
Ex-Gambian Minister to remain in Swiss jail
Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko will remain in a Swiss jail for three more months after the country's attorney general broadened...
Swiss missionary kidnapped a second time in Mali’s Timbuktu
Armed men kidnapped a Swiss missionary from her home in Timbuktu on Friday, nearly four years after she was abducted by Islamist...
Swiss missionary kidnapped a second time in Mali’s Timbuktu
Armed men kidnapped a Swiss missionary from her home in Timbuktu on Friday, nearly four years after she was abducted by Islamist...
Switzerland exported US$973.5 million of arms last year
Switzerland exported 873 million Swiss francs (US$973.5 million) worth of military equipment last year, up 36% over the previous year, according to...
Swiss Army orders 70 more DURO APCs
The Swiss Army has ordered 70 General Dynamics DURO Armoured Personnel Carriers for its Global Mobility Task Force (GMTF).
The procurement of these...
Swiss opt for Saab’s Gripen fighter jets
Switzerland has chosen to replace its fighter jet fleet with 22 of Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab's JAS-39 Gripen, Defence Minister...
No verdict in case of Swiss ex-banker linked to WikiLeaks
A Swiss court said it lacked clear evidence to rule on an appeal by a former Swiss banker turned WikiLeaks whistleblower against...
Mugabe says he’s still fit, may target Swiss assets
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe denied speculation his health is failing and hinted at taking action against Swiss firms in retaliation for his...
Swiss say trying to release dictators’ stashed loot
Switzerland is trying to help the new authorities of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya recover 770 million Swiss francs (US$850 million) in frozen...
