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NIAMEY, Niger — At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said.
News Niger » Agadez Region » Social: 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 ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Social: A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez, authorities say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger's city of Agadez, according to local ...