CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

The final draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Morocco 2025 takes place today, Monday, 27 January 2025, at the iconic Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat.

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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CASABLANCA, Morocco — Four Moroccan truck drivers ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso late on Monday informed the union that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey.

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 ...

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,

the secretary-general of Morocco's Transport Union said. The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey.

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.

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned the headwear.

Four Moroccan truck drivers have gone missing in the dangerous border region between Burkina Faso and Niger, an area known for jihadist threats. They disappeared during an unescorted trip from Dori, Burkina Faso,