French NGO pays tribute to six members killed in Niger

To mark World Humanitarian Day, in Paris, the NGO ACTED pays tribute to its six members killed in Niger. The aid workers, two men and four women from a French NGO called ACTED, were killed on August 9 with their Nigerien guide and driver while visiting the Koure National Park, a giraffe haven and tourist hotspot outside the capital where they were based.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out by gunmen on motorcycles. In 2019, attacks against humanitarians surpassed all previous years, with a total of 483 humanitarian workers attacked, 125 killed, 234 wounded and 124 kidnapped in 277 separate incidents.