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- Nigeria: treating over three hundred traumatised kidnap victims 14 August 2026308 kidnapping victims have been rescued from captivity in Nigeria, including 163 people abducted when suspected jihadists attacked the village of Woro in February, killing at least 165 people. Many of those freed had spent six months in harsh conditions in a national park forest and are now receiving hospital…
- Africa: invasive mosquito sparks fresh malaria fears 7 August 2026A rapidly spreading invasive mosquito is raising fresh concerns about malaria across Africa as health experts warn it could reverse years of progress in controlling the disease. Unlike traditional malaria-carrying mosquitoes, ‘Anopheles stephensi’ thrives in densely populated urban environments, breeding in water containers around homes and buildings rather than rural…
- Calls for action after 30 killed in Nigerian Christian village attack 31 July 2026At least 30 people, including eight children, have been killed after armed attackers raided the predominantly Christian village of Naridon in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The overnight assault left homes burned, many people injured, and frightened families fleeing into nearby bushland. Local leaders say the community has endured repeated attacks, with…
- Cameroon: president’s prolonged absence prompts debate about leadership 23 July 2026Cameroon’s president Paul Biya has been absent from the country for more than six weeks following what was initially described as a brief private visit to Europe, prompting growing public debate about the nation’s leadership. At 93, Biya is one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, and his prolonged absence has fuelled…
- Liberia: largest-ever cocaine seizure 23 July 2026Police have carried out the country’s largest-ever cocaine seizure after raiding a suspected storage facility near Liberia’s capital, Monrovia. Forensic testing has confirmed that the haul, discovered in sealed suitcases and boxes, was high-grade cocaine with an estimated street value exceeding £220 million. Several people, including two foreign nationals and…