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US aid worker and French journalist held hostage in Sahel region released

In tonight's edition: An American aid worker held by Islamist extremists for more than six years and France's last hostage, a journalist abducted almost two years ago, have both been freed. The unexpected release of Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois came on Monday as the men arrived in Niger's capital.…

France 24

U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa

Jeff Woodke, an American missionary and humanitarian aid worker, was kidnapped by militants in 2016. Olivier Dubois, who was a correspondent for French news outlets, was kidnapped in 2021.

WEKU

US aid worker freed six years after kidnapping

US hostage Jeff Woodke has been released after more than six years in captivity in Africa, the White House says.

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Jeffery Woodke: American aid worker held hostage for six years in Niger is freed

An American aid worker held by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than six years and a French journalist abducted almost two years ago were both freed on Monday.

Evening Standard

Emotional scenes as kidnapped journalist arrives back in France

French journalist Olivier Dubois made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the Sahel. He was met by family members and President Emmanuel Macron on the tarmac of Villacoublay air base outside Paris.

Radio France Internationale

US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa

Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in Niger

The Guardian - US

French, US hostages released after years of captivity in West Africa

French journalist Olivier Dubois was hugged by emotional reporters at a briefing in Niger on Monday announcing the release of him and U.S. aid worker Jeffery Woodke who had been held hostage in West Africa for years by Islamist militants.

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US citizen held by terrorist network freed in West Africa

An American man who was held hostage in West Africa has been released after more than six years in captivity, the White House said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Kidnapped US aid worker Jeffery Woodke finally freed after six years captive in West Africa

Longtime aid worker living in Niger was kidnapped from his home by gunmen in 2016

The Independent UK

US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years

The Biden administration says an American aid worker who was kidnapped in Niger six years ago has been released from custody

The Independent UK

Journalist Olivier Dubois, last French hostage, released from captivity

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who was abducted in Mali's Gao region (north) on April 8, 2021 by the al Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), was released on Monday and taken to neighbouring Niger. Dubois's release came as US hostage Jeff Woodke was freed after more than…

France 24

US dubs Niger a beacon of democracy in fight against Sahel terrorism

Visiting Niger this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the Western military partner as a model of democracy in a region battling jihadist insurgencies. He also announced a $150 million humanitarian aid package for the wider Sahel region.

Radio France Internationale

UN: Ten Million Children in Sahel Face 'Extreme Jeopardy'

Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday. The number of children in dire need of aid in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is twice as many as in 2020,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid

UNICEF says the number of children in extreme jeopardy has doubled since 2020.

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Blinken says US must show it can ‘deliver results’ to Sahel

First trip to Niger by a US secretary of state comes amid regional security crisis and growing Russian influence.

Al Jazeera

Blinken making ‘historic’ trip to Niger as forces shift in Sahel

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

The Independent UK

Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China's growing influence on the continent

The Conversation

The Lake Chad Basin is a security nightmare. 5 guidelines for finding solutions

It is now 14 years since Boko Haram and other armed groups began to operate in the Lake Chad Basin. The region, which includes Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has become unstable and the people who live there are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

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Al Jazeera

A year into Ukraine war, food prices rise and aid drops in Niger

Effects of the war are still being felt in one of the world’s poorest countries as inflated prices eat into budgets.

The Conversation

Niger is Africa's fastest growing country – how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years

Niger, a landlocked country in the dry Sahel region of Africa, struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index, and the number of people not getting enough to eat has increased from about 13% of the population in…

Reuters

France eyes Ivory Coast after Burkina Faso boots out French troops

France's defence minister pledged on Monday to boost military support to Ivory Coast, as Paris adjusts its strategy in West Africa after neighbouring Burkina Faso ordered French troops to leave and vowed to curb a worsening Islamist insurgency solo.

Reuters

Niger says at least 10 soldiers killed in insurgent ambush

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation's border with neighbouring Mali, Niger's defence minister said in a statement on Saturday.

Reuters

Libyan military committee agrees coordination on foreign forces departure

Libya's 5+5 military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Military Committee Agrees Coordination on Foreign Forces Departure

Libya's 5+5 military committee of officers from both main sides of the conflict has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighboring Sudan and Niger, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The procedural step would allow for joint coordination and data exchange to…

Reuters

Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal

At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria's presidency said on Monday.

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