Jihadists are assumed to be behind the recent kidnapping of a Swiss woman in Niger, the latest in a series of abductions in ...

Former Swiss minister regrets fuss about hostage ransom comments According to local media Aïr Info, the Swiss woman had been living in Agadez, the largest city in northern Niger, for several years.

A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger's city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Geneva: A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in the same Niger city that saw the abduction ... in her 60s and a longtime resident" in the west African country. "The Swiss diplomatic mission in Niamey ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad In January, an Austrian woman living in Niger was abducted by unidentified men and has not been found. Niger is ruled by a military junta that took ...

Large tracts of the west African state are in thrall to armed groups ... the recent departure of the US military. The 67-year-old woman, identified only as Claudia, was abducted late Sunday ...

Niger has long has faced attacks from armed groups including jihadists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State organization. In January, an Austrian woman living in Niger was abducted by ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger’s city of Agadez, according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.