Spotlight | Niger
Junta's difficulties in locating US hostage abducted by jihadists

A market in Niamey, in May 2023.
A market in Niamey, in May 2023. © Marco Simoncelli/AFP
In conjunction with the Trump administration, General Abdourahamane Tchiani's services began tracking the Christian missionary kidnapped in Niamey in October. While they have managed to gather information on where he was just after he was taken into captivity, they are encountering significant difficulties in pinpointing Kevin Rideout's current whereabouts. [...]
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