AGADEZ, Niger — During the heyday of European-bound migration, this city built amid the sands of the Sahara desert was booming, with shop owners who catered to the travelers making healthy profits and ...

VIENNA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Austria said on Friday it had "encouraging news" about an Austrian woman taken hostage in 2025 in Niger but her release was not yet complete, while Switzerland said it was ...

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 ...

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 ...

The counterterrorism drones are grounded but the camels aren’t at the U.S. Air Force’s remote base in Niger, where troops still get a taste of the local culture despite a July coup that has ruined ...

Agadez, Niger – The sun is just beginning its afternoon descent, and the desert heat has barely started to roll off the field. Undeterred, a team of footballers takes to the pitch for Tuesday ...

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 ...

NIAMEY, Niger — 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 ...