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Moscow, April 21, 2026 (AFP) - Russia says freed two hostages taken by jihadists in Niger

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2026-04-21
Russia's army said Tuesday its Africa Corps unit had freed two hostages -- employees of Russian geology company -- held in Mali, almost two years after they were captured by an al-Qaeda-linked group in neighbouring Niger. In August 2024, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) released a video featuring two men it said had been captured in Mbanga, southwest Niger, from a Russian geology company. Moscow said they had been taken hosta......
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