Algeria says recovered German kidnapped in Niger
Niger, under military rule since a July 2023 coup, has been ravaged in recent years by violence from jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda or the Daesh group
August 08, 2026 23:32
ALGEIRS: Algeria said on Saturday it had taken charge of a German citizen kidnapped some two weeks ago over the border in unrest-riven Niger by an armed criminal group.
Identified as Ulumaskan Sinan, the German was received on Friday by the Algerian army’s security services before being taken on a special flight from In Guezzam in the far south to the Boufarik military base near the capital Algiers, according to a defense ministry statement.
