Kidnapping for ransom is surging in Africa
03 February 2016 - 15:48
Nine countries in Africa have been flagged as having a “severe” or “high” threat of kidnapping for ransom. Global risk and crisis management consultancy NYA International‚ which released its 2016 Kidnap and Piracy Map on Wednesday‚ also cited severe threat ratings for maritime piracy off Somalia and Nigeria.
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