Had previously been threatened
Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
As the "Krone" recently learned, a 73-year-old Austrian citizen was kidnapped in Niger on Saturday.
According to the news website "Air Info", armed assailants forced their way into the 73-year-old's house in the desert city of Agadez and dragged Eva G. from Vienna into an off-road vehicle. Their tracks were then lost. The Austrian embassy in Algeria has been informed and is in contact with EU partner countries, the EU delegation and the regional authorities, according to the Foreign Ministry in Vienna.
Working as an aid worker for 30 years
It has since been confirmed to the "Krone" that G. has been working as an aid worker for 30 years. She is a well-known personality in Agadez and has even founded her own aid organization. She is involved in various projects in the fields of education, women's empowerment, ecology, culture and art. She is also said to have organized computer and language courses at local schools. According to "Air Info", there were already kidnapping threats against G. in 2021.
Niger, like its neighbouring countries Mali and Burkina Faso, is fighting against groups linked to the terrorist organizations Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS). The fighting has killed thousands of people and displaced millions in the central Sahel region of West Africa over the past ten years.
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