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US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years

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An American aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger more than six years ago has been released from custody, the Biden administration said Monday.

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The Guardian

US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa

Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in Niger

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

US aid worker freed over 6 years after kidnapping in Niger

American aid worker Jeff Woodke has been released more than six years after being kidnapped by militants in Niger, U.S. officials said on Monday.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa

An American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and held by Islamist extremists were freed on Monday, four days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a visit

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

American humanitarian worker Jeff Woodke, kidnapped in Niger in 2016, is released

American humanitarian worker Jeff Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Niger in 2016 by men who ambushed his guards and forced him into their truck.

1 year ago·United States

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Global News

U.S. aid worker, French journalist freed after years held hostage in West Africa - National

Officials in Niger unexpectedly announced Monday morning that the two men had taken a special flight to the country's capital but provided no details.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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