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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T12:36:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Kidnappers are raking in the bucks in Africa's Sahel region. The BBC reports that abductions of foreigners in Mali and Niger jumped sharply in 2025, with at least 30 incidents logged by conflict monitor ACLED by late November, and nearly 90 foreign nationals seized in Africa overall in that same...",
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