CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger.

The four Moroccan drivers who went missing between Burkina Faso and Niger last Saturday have been located and are on their way to the Moroccan embassy in Niger, according to information obtained by Hespress.

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Three trucks, one carrying a spare driver, disappeared as they drove without an escort from Dori in Burkina Faso to Tera in Niger, an area known for jihadi threats, a diplomatic source says

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Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing in the volatile border area between Burkina Faso and Niger while traveling without a security escort. Efforts are underway by the Moroccan embassy and Burkina Faso authorities to locate them amidst ongoing threats from Islamist militant groups in the region.

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said, according to AP. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel,

Junta-led Burkina Faso and Niger are battling Islamist militant ... Secretary General of Morocco's transporters' union, told Reuters. The trucks, loaded with infrastructure equipment, departed ...

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The Sahel-Saharan region is one of greatest interest in the agenda of the new US administration because it is linked to international terrorism, a main concern of the United States. As is well known,