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In its advisory, all three countries have asked its citizens to not rely on government services for evacuation as the assistance is limited due to risks ...
News Niger » Niamey: American missionary kidnapped from home in Niger's capital by armed men, sources tell CBS News
Johannesburg — Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that an American national was kidnapped from his home in the capital Niamey on Tuesday night.
News Niger » Niamey: American missionary abducted in Niger as security worsens, sources say
The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into Wednesday by three armed individuals in a Toyota Corolla and was probably driven out of town, according to a security source with direct ...
News Niger » Niamey: Christians urged to pray as American missionary pilot is abducted in Niger
Prayers are now going up around the world for American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout after he was reportedly kidnapped from his home in the highly secure Ch teau 1 neighborhood of Niamey, the ...
News Niger » Niamey: American missionary reportedly kidnapped in Niger
The man, who has not been officially identified, was kidnapped in the capital, Niamey, on Tuesday, about 100 yards (91 metres) from the presidential palace where ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum ...
News Niger » Niamey: U.S. missionary kidnapped in Niger, reports say
An evangelical Christian missionary from the U.S. was kidnapped late Oct. 21 in Niamey, Niger, less than 100 yards from the presidential palace, CBS News reported.
News Niger » Niamey: US missionary abducted in Niger’s capital, State Department confirms
A US missionary working for an evangelical Christian organisation has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, the US State Department has said, in the latest kidnapping of a foreign national in the ...
News Niger » Niamey: US missionary abducted in Niger capital: Diplomatic sources
A US missionary working for evangelical Christian organisation SIM has been abducted in Niger's capital Niamey, sources close to the ...
News Niger » Niamey: Catholic priest appeals for prayers for evangelical missionary kidnapped in Niger
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted from his home in Niger’s capital, Niamey, by three unidentified armed men suspected to be jihadists.
News Niger » Niamey: American abducted by suspected jihadists in Niger
Kevin Rideout, an American Christian missionary in Niger’s capital of Niamey since 2010, was abducted from his home by suspected jihadists just 100 yards from Niger’s Presidential Palace. Regional ...
News Niger » Niamey: Niger becomes third African beneficiary of FIFA Arena mini-pitches
Niger has become the third African Member Association MA) to benefit from the FIFA Arena mini-pitches program after unveiling two pitches on Friday, October 31, 2025, in Niamey.
News Niger » Niamey: Niger "coup bid" sees President Mohamed Bazoum defiant but detained by his own guard
Niamey — Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum on Thursday defiantly vowed to protect "hard-won" democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had taken power in the troubled ...