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Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released

Jan. 21, 2025 08:00 AM EST

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara where militant groups such as the Islamic...