Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The abduction reportedly took place not far from Niger's presidential palace in the capital, Niamey [File: AFP] A US missionary ...

They said the abduction by unknown assailants took place only about 100 yards from the presidential palace in Niamey, where ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has been held since he was toppled by a coup ...

Members of the Nigerien army walk near the motorcycles seized from the attackers, following an attack on Niamey International Airport, in Niamey, Niger January 29, 2026, in this screengrab from a ...

Heavy security was deployed around Niger's main airport Thursday after overnight gunfire and explosions raised suspicions of a jihadist attack, but the ruling junta remained tight-lipped. Niger, a ...

NIAMEY, NigerNIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and ...

A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted early Thursday near the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey before halting within hours, residents told AFP. Videos filmed by residents of ...

Johannesburg — Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that an American national was kidnapped from his home in the capital Niamey on Tuesday night.