hostages

Somalian government is working to rescue the passengers of a U.N. helicopter that was captured by al Shabaab militants, a spokesperson said, but military officers said it would be difficult to access the area where they were taken. The…

The family of a South African held hostage in Libya and then Mali for more than six years thanked the Algerian authorities for their role in his release in mid-December. Gerco Van Deventer, 48, was freed on 17th December on the border…

A hundred civilians taken hostage by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have been freed by the coalition forces of the DRC Armed Forces (Fardc) and the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in Benin, in the east of the DRC. For…

Soldiers freed several hostages in western Cameroon, including a presidential party senator, kidnapped a month ago, and killed a dozen of their suspected kidnappers, English-speaking armed separatists, the army said. Elizabeth Regina…