Jon Gambrell

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This undated photo provided Monday, Jan. 4, 2013 by Sea Tanker Shipping shows the French-owned oil tanker Gascogne. The tanker, missing off Ivory Coast with 17 sailors on board, likely has been hijacked, an official with an international piracy watchdog said Monday Feb 4 2013, in what may be the latest attack by criminal gangs targeting the ships to steal their valuable cargo. Details remained scarce about the fate of the ship, flagged in Luxembourg. (AP Photo/Sea Tanker Shipping)

French tanker hijacked off Ivory Coast; 17 held

Robbie CoreyBoulet, Jon Gambrell · February 5, 2013 5:00 am

New pipeline attack shows Nigeria unrest spreads

New pipeline attack shows Nigeria unrest spreads

Jon Gambrell · January 23, 2013 5:24 pm

Nigeria police: Hyundai paid $187K to free workers

Nigeria police: Hyundai paid $187K to free workers

Jon Gambrell · January 4, 2013 3:19 pm

Nigeria detains 2 journalists over abuse story

Nigeria detains 2 journalists over abuse story

Jon Gambrell · December 27, 2012 4:14 pm

Residents look as a fire burns out a residential homes and a warehouse on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fire. It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was injured in the blast that firefighters and locals struggled to contain. (Ap Photos/Sunday Alamba)

Fireworks warehouse in Nigeria explodes, killing 1

Jon Gambrell · December 26, 2012 5:51 pm

Military: 5 killed in northeast Nigeria attack

Military: 5 killed in northeast Nigeria attack

Jon Gambrell · December 25, 2012 7:01 pm

5 Indian sailors kidnapped off coast of Nigeria

5 Indian sailors kidnapped off coast of Nigeria

Jon Gambrell · December 19, 2012 10:42 am

Ruling party African National Congress (ANC) member Winnie Madikizela-Mandela attends the nominations session for the new leadership of the ANC's elective conference at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

New inquiry into 1988 S. Africa disappearances

Jon Gambrell · December 18, 2012 8:24 pm

African National Congress (ANC) re-elected President Jacob Zuma, right, with his new deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, left, during their elective conference at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Zuma win shows his dominance in South Africa’s ANC

Jon Gambrell · December 18, 2012 5:58 pm

Police: 4 face treason, terror charges in S.Africa

Police: 4 face treason, terror charges in S.Africa

Jon Gambrell · December 18, 2012 1:47 pm

A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Hospitalized Mandela misses grandson’s initiation

Jon Gambrell · December 17, 2012 12:30 pm

A poster with a picture of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, ahead of the ruling party elective conference where the current President Jacob Zuma will fight for a second term as head of the ruling party. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Mandela honored by South Africa’s governing party

Jon Gambrell · December 16, 2012 2:49 pm