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News Niger » Agadez Region » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Niger
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. Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Security: At least 12 soldiers killed in recent Niger attacks, army says
A series of ambushes and explosions across military-run Niger killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded 30 others recently, the army announced on state-run television Wednesday. In the first attack, in ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Security: 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 » Security: 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 ...