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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 ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: Niger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
Authorities in Niger say they are looking into the recent sale of a meteorite discovered in the country, saying it could be a case of "illicit international trafficking." Niger says it will open an ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: How the U.S. military cultivated — and then lost — a key African ally
The U.S. military on Monday withdrew from its base near Agadez, Niger, marking the end of a security relationship with this West African nation that has lasted more than two decades. At its peak, the ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: Festival de l’Aïr: Community Stabilization in Niger
Situated in Agadez Region, northern Niger, and roughly ten hours from Agadez city by road, the town of Iferouane is home to the popular Festival de l’Aïr. Held yearly since 2001, the festival is an ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: U.S. troops withdraw from strategic West African base as militant threat grows
AGADEZ, Niger — The last U.S. troops flew out of their sprawling base in Niger’s northern desert on Monday, marking a closing chapter in the American military relationship with this West African ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: People smugglers enriched in Niger’s Agadez after junta dumps EU migration deal
One morning in late 2023, in an informal settlement in Niger's Agadez city, 49-year-old Bilal – a “passeur”, or smuggler who arranges migrants’ journeys to Europe – pocketed CFA200,000 ($350) from a ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: Niger: Rebels against the junta push for Bazoum’s release
The latest evidence of this emerged on 21 June, when the Front Patriotique pour la Justice (FPJ) claimed responsibility for kidnapping Amadou Torda, the prefect of Bilma, in Niger‘s Agadez region, and ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Events: An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian ...