Briton held hostage in Libya freed

British teacher David Bolam is released after being held hostage by militants in Libya, the Foreign Office confirms.

A 69-year-old British man freed after being jailed for "homosexual acts" says his experience in a Moroccan jail "was a total nightmare".

Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke who was kidnapped in Mali in 2011, has been freed by French special forces.

A German citizen is freed in Nigeria after being held for a week following his abduction in which a German colleague was killed.

A Frenchman held hostage by an al Qaeda-linked group in Mali was reportedly freed as part of a prisoner swap with two jailed militants.

How CAR's armed youths hold a silent majority hostage

A Briton who was shot dead in Libya is named by the UK Foreign Office as energy worker Mark De Salis, who had been working in Tripoli for six years.

Tanzanian Imams held hostage over $20000 ransom demand
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KINSHASA DRC (Xinhua) -- The kidnappers of six Tanzanian imams and their Congolese driver have asked for a ransom of 20,000 U.S. dollars, a source from the Congolese Islamic Community (COMICO) said Tuesday. The six Tanzanian imams and their ...

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Six Clerics Held in DRC Freed
AllAfrica.com
The six Muslim preachers from Tanzania kidnapped by an armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have been released following efforts by the two concerned governments. The development comes one day after President Jakaya ...
Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...IPPmedia

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