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 have been ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the release, on 4 April 2025, of eight refugees and asylum-seekers residing at the Humanitarian Centre in Agadez. Following their arrest on 25 March, UNHCR met ...

This news comment is attributable to Emmanuel Gignac, UNHCR’s Representative in Niger. I wish to reaffirm the unwavering commitment of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to engage in meaningful and ...

Wild-eyed with matted hair after four days in the searing Sahara sun, Ibrahim Kande climbs out of the pick-up truck he has ridden from Libya back to dusty Agadez in central Niger. Currently the ...

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 ...