Kidnappings

Witnessed here, a poignant mother-son reunion, Billy Mwangi exudes an air of reticence, a shadow cast by his recent ordeal. In the bustling heart of Kenya, whispers echo through the streets. Over 80 individuals, known for their outspoken criticisms of government policies, have simply vanished over the last half-year. The public's reaction? A tempestuous uproar. With an air of determination, a judge has issued a stern ultimatum to top security brass: face imprisonment for contempt of court unless they present…

On a bustling January day in 2025, the heart of Nairobi reverberates with the chants of protesters holding placards high above their heads. Their message is as resolute as the sun beating down upon Kimathi Street: an insistent demand for answers to what they allege is a troubling surge of enforced disappearances targeting vocal government critics. In the tangled and vibrant tapestry of Kenyan life, human rights groups have sounded the alarm, pointing accusing fingers at the police. They claim a systemic silencing of dissent…

Twist in the shop of the Malian journalist Birama Touré, who has been missing for five years. General Moussa Diawara, former head of State Security (Mali's intelligence services), was charged and arrested by a judge at the court in Bamako municipality 4 for "complicity in kidnapping, kidnapping, torture" this Thursday, July 29. .…

In Mali, we still have no news from Father Léon Dougnon, who was abducted on June 21 in the Mopti region. He and four other Christians were abducted on the way to Bandiagara. After mediation between community leaders in the area and the kidnappers, the four faithful who followed him were released quickly, but not Father Léon.…

Paris on Friday confirmed the death on June 5 of Baye ag Bakabo, the alleged leader of the command that had kidnapped our colleagues from RFI, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, on November 2, 2013 in Kidal, northern Mali. With his death, only one member of the command remains alive and one of the alleged co-organizers of the kidnapping.…

A Koran school in the state of Niger in the north-central part of the country was attacked by armed men on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The school accommodates more than 200 students and no results are yet known. According to a statement from the local police, armed men arrived on motorcycles and attacked the Salihu Tanko Koranic…

The book All it takes is a hope was published on May…

In jap Libya, and particularly in Benghazi, Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces have sought to rescue key businessmen to finance the Libyan nationwide military in want of sources. New movies are circulating exhibiting revenge towards actual property and firms belonging to Abdullatif al-Mashai, a businessman who's now refusing redemption. These blackmailes are carried out by the Tarek Ben Ziyad Brigade led…

In Nigeria, kidnappings are on the rise. A number of universities are actually taking measures to make sure the security of their college students, scale back working hours or shut dormitories. Whereas about 30 college students had been launched on Wednesday, Could 5, within the state of Kaduna, others are nonetheless prisoners.…

Dr. Alex Dzabana, head of civil society in Congo, president of the M22 association, was allegedly kidnapped this morning outside his home in Brazzaville. His relatives are awaiting news. Joe Washington Ebina, another civil society figure in Congo-Brazzaville, recounts the events: “We were informed that around 1 p.m. 8 was a…