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Niger kidnap threats

Issue: January 2013

This article appears on page 17 of the January 2013 issue.

Although there have been no kidnappings in Niger since January 2011, Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, a terrorist group, continues its threats to kidnap Westerners in Niger, according to the US Department of State. The border region with Mali is of specific concern since the Malian coup and the Malian government’s loss of control over its northern region in early 2012.

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