Expert warns critical hours slipping away as kidnappers likely to move US missionary in Niger

American missionary kidnapped near Niger's presidential palace as security expert warns first 48 hours critical for rescue ...

US missionary abducted by jihadists

A US missionary working for evangelical Christian organisation has been abducted in Niger by suspected jihadists.
ABC7 San Francisco

American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed

NIAMEY, Niger -- An American aid worker who was kidnapped in Niger more than six years ago and held hostage by terrorists has been released, President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake ...
The Grio

West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects request to lift coup sanctions

Niger challenged the sanctions at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in the Nigerian capital Abuja arguing they were causing severe hardship for Niger's citizens, including by curtailing supplies of food ...
FIFA

Niger edge Zambia amid high stakes in Africa

Read how the FIFA World Cup 26 qualifying action unfolds in Africa, with narrow wins for Niger and Central African Republic the early headlines.
Los Angeles Times

African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’

NIAMEY, Niger — The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup.