# Nigeria: The Lucrative Business of Kidnappings

https://mins.news/en/item/34887

- France 24, 2026-08-27 20:49 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/nigeria-the-lucrative-business-of-kidnappings

> Tonight’s programme speaks with a Lagos analyst behind a new report detailing the figures linked to abductions. It also looks at Tanzania’s ruling party expelling the vice-president after he announced plans to step down next week, and Senegal’s first African-manufactured generic sickle-cell treatment, which is raising hopes of better care and less reliance on expensive imports.

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