22 people, including children, abducted by armed men in northern Congo

At least 22 people, including children, were abducted from three villages in northern Congo, local authorities said. Seven armed men dressed in white military uniforms, attacked towns in Ango territory in Bas-Uele province Tuesday, area administrator Mazale Lekabusia Marcellin told The Associated

Another Haitian journalist abducted as kidnapping scourge continues

Suspected gangs have kidnapped another Haitian journalist as colleagues demanded his release, a government office announced Wednesday. The journalist was identified by the Office of Citizen Protection as Jean Thony Lorthé, who works for Radio Vision 2000. Local media reported that Lorthé

World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali

A World Health Organization employee was abducted by unidentified assailants in northern Mali, the U.N. agency’s director-general said Tuesday. Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was kidnapped from his car in the town of Menaka on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news