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Kidnapping, the industry bringing Nigeria to its knees
Kidnapping, the industry bringing Nigeria to its knees
by  AFP

It was past midnight when a dozen men armed with AK47s stormed into Mohammed's home just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja to kidnap the truck driver and his wife. In a daring case earlier this year, gunmen kidnapped 72 passengers from a train from the capital Abuja, many of them well-off.

'Floating artists' offer hope to strife-torn Mali
'Floating artists' offer hope to strife-torn Mali
by  AFP

Twilight settles on Bamako, and traffic starts to clog the roads on the banks of the mighty Niger River. "Floating artists" aboard a specially adapted vessel would move up and down the Niger, a river that nourishes West Africa from Guinea to Nigeria.

Crime, far-right set tone in Swedish nail-biter vote
Crime, far-right set tone in Swedish nail-biter vote
by  AFP

Sweden's right-wing parties hope to unseat the ruling Social Democrats in Sunday's general election, relying for the first time on far-right support in a tight race where crime tops the agenda. To form a government the Social Democrats can rely on support from the Greens, Left and Centre parties, while the Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals and Sweden Democrats make up the right-wing bloc.

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