4 Moroccan truck drivers disappear on Burkina-Niger border
- Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday while crossing the border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, as reported by a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a Moroccan transport union.
- The drivers were transporting electrical equipment from Casablanca to Niamey and had been on the road for over 20 days when they disappeared, according to Echarki El Hachmi, Secretary General of Morocco's transport union.
- The Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso confirmed on Monday that the drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey, but there was no evidence linking a specific group to the kidnapping.
- Militant groups like the Islamic State and Al-Qaida have expanded their activities in the Sahel, posing a pervasive threat, as stated by the United Nations.
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