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

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

The draw for the 2025 AFCON tournament takes place in Rabat, Morocco's capital and the host city for the final.

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,

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey. “They will be brought back ...

World Cup semifinalist Morocco was drawn in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros on Monday for the men’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations it will host.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.

The December 21-January 18 tournament will be the biggest soccer event in Morocco before co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal

World Cup semifinalist Morocco was drawn in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros on Monday for the men’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations it will host.