US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says0

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• August 14, 2026

An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said. Kevin Rideout – who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger’s capital Niamey last year – was “in good health in the care of US officials”, SIM International said in a statement