Fifty schoolchildren escape kidnappers in Nigeria, more than 250 remain captive
Africa • Nov 23, 2025, 3:47 PM
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Fifty of the more than 300 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Niger state managed to escape their captors and have reunited with their families, a Christian group affiliated with the school said on Sunday. Armed attackers on Friday took 303 children and 12 teachers captive in one of Nigeria's largest mass kidnappings to date.
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'The Nigerian government has decided to close all schools in the region'
Africa • 9:53 PM
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Fifty of the more han 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. While waiting for more informat
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Fifty schoolchildren escape kidnappers in Nigeria, more than 250 remain captive
Africa • 3:47 PM
1 min
Fifty of the more than 300 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Niger state managed to escape their captors and have reunited with their families, a Christian group affiliated with the school said on Sunday. Armed attackers on Friday to
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G20 confronts fractured world order, growing US disengagement as South Africa summit ends
Africa • 11:29 AM
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G20 leaders meeting in South Africa on Sunday hailed the virtues of multilateral cooperation even as they grappled with a splintering world order plagued by growing political rivalries and US disengagement. The final day of the weekend summit attended by
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Main opposition barred in Guinea-Bissau vote as President Embalo seeks second term
Africa • 11:03 AM
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Bissau-Guineans head to the polls on Sunday for presidential and parliamentary elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old former army general seeking a second term, is backed by a political coalition of more than 20 groups, but the main opp
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Nigeria: At least 315 children and teachers kidnapped in second school abduction this week
Africa • 10:03 AM
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A Christian organisation said on Saturday, 22 November, that 315 students and teachers had been seized the previous day in Nigeria’s second mass school abduction within a week, heightening security concerns in Africa’s most populous nation. The early-mor
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