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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Agadez old city in Niger. An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya
The aid workers from Switzerland and Austria are due to fly home on Thursday, reports say.
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Austria, Switzerland confirm release of women kidnapped in Niger
An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger in 2025 have been freed, the two countries' foreign ministries confirmed on Thursday. Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said the ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed, sources say
Two women kidnapped in Niger more than a year and a half ago have been freed, according to sources in Libya. The Austrian and Swiss women were taken to the airport in the eastern Libyan city of ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Swiss and Austrian women rescued after year-long captivity in Niger, transferred via Benghazi
A 76‑year‑old Swiss aid worker and a 69‑year‑old Austrian community worker were freed in Libya after more than a year held hostage in Niger's Agadez region.
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Niger’s military-led government says it contained mutiny: What next?
In the latest turmoil to hit Niger in West Africa, the military-led government says it has contained a mutiny in the capital, Niamey, after hours of gunfire and explosions near key military and ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Independent Evaluation confirms the significant impact of the UN Peacebuilding initiative on fostering cohesion in Niger
An independent evaluation report published in October 2022 has highlighted that an IOM project in Agadez, Niger, financed by the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), has helped contribute ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is the first time a European citizen is known to have been kidnapped ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Government: An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city, authorities say
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 ...