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Algeria hostage death toll rises to 48

At least 48 hostages are now thought to have died in a four-day siege at In Amenas gas facility in…

12 years ago

Algeria kidnappers taken alive at In Amenas gas facility

Five suspected members of the Islamist group which held foreign and local workers hostage at In Amenas gas plant in…

12 years ago

Emir of Kano al-Haji Ado Bayero convoy attacked by gunmen

Gunmen have attacked the convoy of prominent Nigerian religious leader, Emir of Kano al-Haji Ado Bayero. The emir survived, but…

12 years ago

France urges Africans to take up baton in Mali

West African leaders have been told they must be involved in the military offensive to drive Islamist insurgents out of…

12 years ago

Algeria hostage crisis ended with 11 Islamist militants and 7 hostages killed

Algerian military operation has been ended at In Amenas gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after…

12 years ago

Algeria Kidnapping: 60 hostages still being held

About 650 hostages have been freed from militants at the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria, state media report, but…

12 years ago

Algeria kidnapping crisis is not over

Algerian hostage crisis at a gas facility in the desert, where Islamist militants were holding foreign hostages, has yet to…

12 years ago

Algeria military operation is over and hostages are freed

The Algerian military operation to free hostages being held by Islamist militants at a desert gas plant is now over,…

12 years ago

Algeria kidnapping: troops surround militant hostage-takers

Algerian troops have surrounded a gas facility in the east of the country where foreign workers are being held hostage…

12 years ago

Algeria: Two foreigners killed and more than 20 kidnapped following In Amenas attack

Two foreign nationals, one of them British, have been killed and more than 20 taken hostage in an attack by…

12 years ago