Guantanamo Bay opened after the US invasion of Afghanistan and once held hundreds of detainees. Twenty-five years later, the war is over, but the prison remains open. Why? Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz explains. Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026 Share Why is Guantanamo prison still open? on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…

Maiduguri, Nigeria – When Musa Abdullahi Wakawa learned that his wife and seven-year-old son had been abducted, disbelief quickly gave way to fear. Then came the question confronting many families caught in Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: How could he raise the ransom demanded for their release? For days, Musa searched for a way to bring his…