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

Jihadists are assumed to be behind the recent kidnapping of a Swiss woman in Niger, the latest in a series of abductions in the volatile country, analysts say. But the current security situation has ...

A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in the same Niger city that saw the abduction of an Austrian three months ago, officials ...

A Swiss citizen has been abducted in Niger, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Monday on X. The Swiss representation in the capital Niamey is in contact with the local authorities.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the release, on 04 April 2025, of eight refugees and asylum-seekers residing at the ...

But for how long? A convoy of pickups packed with Nigeriens and other Africans begins a three-day trek from Agadez, Niger, through the Sahara to Libya. Many migrants intend to work there ...

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.

A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped in Niger, Switzerland's foreign ministry told AFP, confirming information published by a Nigerien media outlet.