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US Missionary Abducted in Niger Regains Freedom After Nine Months

American Christian missionary Kevin Rideout has regained his freedom after spending more than nine months in captivity following his abduction in Niger, his organisation, SIM International, has confirmed. Rideout was kidnapped in October 2025 by three armed men outside his residence in Niamey, the Nigerien capital. He was reportedly taken to the Tillaberi region in […]