Libreville, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Kalashnikov-armed pirates abduct three sailors off Gabon

NAMPA / AFP

2025-02-03

Assault rifle-wielding assailants boarded a Gabonese fishing trawler and kidnapped three sailors at gunpoint in the latest act of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, local sources told AFP on Monday. Armed with Kalashnikovs, the pirates "climbed aboard and held up the crew" at around 9:00 pm (GMT) on Friday, taking the captain, ship's mechanic and a sailor hostage, the Amerger fishery's director Jean-Paul Cecconi told AFP. The trawler was boarded off t......

Restricted content

Law & Politics

Beijing, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls: report

2025-02-04 00:00:39

Lima, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Rebellion trial of Peru ex-president Castillo to start in March: court

2025-02-04 00:00:36

Paris, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - French police shoot two at Paris rail station

2025-02-04 00:00:35

Washington, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Pentagon chief visits Mexico border as Trump cracks down on migration

2025-02-03 23:30:48

Quito, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Ecuador announces three-day election border closure

2025-02-03 23:30:45

London, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Teenager stabbed to death at school in northern England

2025-02-03 23:30:37

Port Sudan, Sudan, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - At least 65 killed as Sudan fighting escalates

2025-02-03 23:30:35

Washington, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Democrats blast Musk as US aid agency HQ shutters

2025-02-03 23:00:21

Port Sudan, Sudan, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - At least 65 killed as Sudan fighting escalates

2025-02-03 23:00:20

Washington, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Trump eyes Ukraine deal exchanging rare earths for aid

2025-02-03 23:00:19

Washington, Feb 3, 2025 (AFP) - Hundreds of US government sites go offline

2025-02-03 23:00:18

Latest NAMPA photos

OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - Bucs Buccaneers' Kleopas Useb in action against KK Palace during the quarter-finals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - Bucs Buccaneers' Giovanni Engelbrecht in action against KK Palace during the quarter-finals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - Bucs Buccaneers' Giovanni Engelbrecht (left, in white) in action against KK Palace during the quarter-finals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - Bucs Buccaneers' Giovanni Engelbrecht (C) in action against KK Palace during the quarter-finals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 01 January 2025 - UNAM FC football players celebrating their win against Blue Waters during the quarterfinals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 01 January 2025 - UNAM FC football player celebrating their win against Blue Waters during the quarterfinals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 01 January 2025 - UNAM FC player lineup against Blue Waters during the quarterfinals of the MTC Maris Cup. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 02 January 2025 - UNAM FC football player (left) and Blue Waters player (right) while in action during the quarterfinals of the MTC Maris Cup at the Oshakati Independence Stadium. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA