Four Moroccan truck drivers were kidnapped while transporting goods from Morocco to Niger and were later released in Niger. The incident highlights the prevalent insecurity in the Sahel region, exacerbated by militant activities.

NIAMEY NIGER - A major journalist in Niger was in custody Saturday an association said a day after the private TV channel he runs was suspended follo

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African nation since a military junta took power in 2023.

Residents and local media report that the victim is a 73-year-old who was taken in the city of Agadez. An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger, the first time a European citizen has been seized in the country since the military took power in 2023.

Moussa Tchangari, a human rights defender and secretary-general of Citizens’ Alternative Spaces, faced two new charges: “infringing on

Four Moroccan truck drivers were kidnapped over the weekend in West Africa and released in Niger. They were transporting electrical equipment on a dangerous route affected by militant activity in the Sahel.

After expelling the French military, the people of Niger are fighting to overthrow the remaining colonial structures

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The recent accusations made by the President of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, against the federal government of Nigeria alleging that the

Gunmen have kidnapped an Austrian woman in Niger's Agadez city NIAMEY, Niger -- An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign ...

Local media and residents identified the woman as Eva Gretzmacher and said she is an aid worker who has lived in Agadez for more than 20 years

NIAMEY, Niger — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is ...