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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media. The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into ...
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: Niger’s military-led government says it contained mutiny: What next?
Mutiny began at a military base in Niamey and spread to area near the presidential palace and state broadcaster.
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: Christians urged to pray as American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout 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 Château 1 neighborhood of Niamey, the capital ...
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: US Missionary Pilot Kidnapped in Niger
Local Nigerien missionaries are shocked and saddened; foreign workers there provide training, aid, and encouragement. On the night of October 21, three unidentified men kidnapped 48-year-old American ...
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: Niger: Islamic State claims Niamey airport attack
The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack on Diori Hamani airport and Military Base 101 in Niamey, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which specialises in monitoring ...
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
Local media and an Associated Press witness say heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday morning in Niger’s capital of Niamey.
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
In what was seen as a major threat to the junta in power since a 2023 coup, the soldiers engaged loyalist forces in sustained gunfire overnight from Friday till late Saturday. Most of the clashes took ...
News Niger » Niamey » Religion: 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.