The U.S. Peace Corps has suspended its aid operations in Niger and pulled out its workers from the country due to security concerns arising from the abduction and murder of two French nationals by al-Qaida-linked militants.
The work suspension is the first for the aid group since 1962, Reuters reports.
“The Peace Corps has suspended its activities and its volunteers (…) have already left the country,” an official at the U.S. embassy in Niamey told Reuters on Jan. 20.
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Ma. Rizza Leonzon
As a staff writer, Rizza focuses mainly on business coverage, including key donors such as the Asian Development Bank and AusAID. She covers breaking business news particularly at the ADB and has conducted interviews with specialists from the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank and other top players in international development. Rizza also contributes to the daily Development Newswire and other Devex publications.
