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…

Talks will focus on the €1 billion daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions. Published On 7 Oct 20267 Oct 2026 European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has arrived in Beijing for talks on the European Union’s (EU) growing trade deficit with China. Sefcovic will meet Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday and Friday after…