Algerian troops enter Mali to fight al-Qaeda

Algerian troops have crossed into Mali to help government forces combat groups affiliated to al-Qaeda, officials and witnesses have said.

Hundreds of suspected kidnappers arrested in Nigeria

More than 300 suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Nigeria since February, the police chief said on Wednesday.

Kidnapped boy reunited with his family

A five-year-old, who was kidnapped in Johannesburg on Sunday, has been reunited with his family, two radio stations reported on Tuesday.

Calls continue for release of kidnapped SA peacekeepers

Negotiations are continuing to secure the release of four SA peacekeepers who were abducted in Sudan, it was reported on Friday.

South Africans kidnapped in Darfur 'in good health'

Four SA peacekeepers from the joint UN-AU mission who were kidnapped this week in Darfur are "in good health", the mission said on Friday.

SA man still being held hostage in Nigeria

The South African man being held hostage in Nigeria has still not been released, his father-in-law said on Monday.

M-Net confirms abduction of staff members in Nigeria

M-Net on Tuesday confirmed that three of its staff members were taken hostage in Nigeria, and another was shot and wounded.

Gunmen kidnap two children in Nigerian oil city

Gunmen kidnapped two children on their way to school in Nigeria's main oil city of Port Harcourt, police said on Monday.

Kidnapping: Nigeria's latest booming business

Kidnapping for ransom, popularised by armed militants in Nigeria's southern troubled oil hub, is spreading across the vast West African country.

Not a love story

It’s going to be difficult for Jaycee Dugard and her parents, who lost an 11-year-old girl and found a woman. They won’t know her.

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