Kenyan Al Jazeera Journalist Released From Captivity In Niger!

Kenyan journalist Yvonne Ndege was arrested and detained in Niger along with her crew which included: camera operator Romuald Luyindula, producer Mohammed Abubakar and driver Rabiu Abdullahi and were held in Zinder, southern Niger.

The entire crew has been released after the Al Jazeera correspondent and her team being held by authorities since Saturday.

The team was initially detained at around 9:00 GMT on Saturday, questioned, and asked to hand over the material from a story they were filming about refugees.

The four-person team was released late on Monday evening without charge to make way back to the border into Nigeria.

Al Jazeera would like to thank everyone who was involved in trying to secure the release and safe return of their staff.