2026-08-14T05:05:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
尼日尔尼亚美—— 其所在机构周五表示，一名于10月在西非国家尼日尔被绑架的美国传教士已获释。
总部位于南卡罗来纳州的SIM国际组织在一份声明中称，凯文·赖德奥特“目前身体状况良好，正由美国官员照料”。
这个基督教团体的声明表示，他“即将与妻子克里斯塔、子女以及大家庭团聚”。“克里斯塔和凯文的其他家人对世界各地民众在他被绑架期间为他们祈祷深表感激，尤其感谢SIM大家庭给予的深切祷告与支持。”
目前尚无关于其获释原因的初步消息。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻已向美国国务院、白宫和五角大楼置评请求。
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SIM国际组织称，赖德奥特在住所外被绑架。据一名安保官员当时提供的信息，他于10月21日在尼日尔首都尼亚美被三名武装人员劫持，随后可能被带离市区。
尚无武装组织宣称对此次绑架事件负责。
绑架事件发生后，多名安保消息人士向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻透露，事发地点距离尼亚美的总统府仅约100码，而被推翻的总统穆罕默德·巴祖姆自2023年7月政变被推翻后一直被关押于此。此次政变让阿卜杜拉罕内·蒂亚尼将军掌权，其军政府誓言恢复安全秩序。
尼日尔长期面临与基地组织和伊斯兰国相关的圣战组织等武装团体的袭击。
美国驻尼亚美大使馆在赖德奥特被绑架次日发布安全警报，警告美国公民“在尼日尔全境，包括首都，仍面临 heightened 绑架风险”。
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在军政府统治下，尼日尔领导人驱逐了包括美国在内的西方合作伙伴，美国此前在尼日尔部署了士兵，同时与俄罗斯建立了新的安全与外交联盟。
今年6月，枪手袭击尼亚美主要机场造成30多人死亡。这是今年该机场遭遇的第二次袭击，这座战略枢纽同时也是执政军方的指挥中心，设有其空军基地以及大部分无人机和飞机。它同时也是汇集尼日尔、马里和布基纳法索军队的地区联盟总部。
此次暴力事件是武装团体越来越多地将非洲萨赫勒地区的城市和城镇作为袭击目标的最新迹象。
最先报道赖德奥特获释消息的《纽约时报》称，现年50岁的赖德奥特已在尼日尔担任传教士19年，同时是SIM国际组织的飞行员。
该组织将自己描述为“与世界各地教会合作的福音传教机构”，在70多个国家设有工作团队。
American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed, his organization says
2026-08-14T05:05:00-0400 / CBS/AP
Niamey, Niger— An American missionary who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger in October has been released, his organization said Friday.
Kevin Rideout “is in good health in the care of U.S. officials,” the South Carolina-based SIM International said in a statement.
He “will soon be reunited with Krista, his children, and his extended family,” the statement from the Christian group said. “Krista and the rest of Kevin’s family are profoundly grateful for the prayers offered on their behalf by people around the world throughout his captivity, and in particular for the deep level of prayer and support offered by our SIM family.”
There was no initial word on what led to his release.
CBS News has reached out to the State Department, White House and Pentagon for comment.
File photo of a a street in Niamey, Niger, in June 2026. AP photo
SIM International said Rideout was abducted from outside his home. He was seized in Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Oct. 21 by three armed individuals and was probably driven out of town, according to information provided by a security official at the time.
No armed group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
Multiple security sources told CBS News after the kidnapping that it took place only about 100 yards from the presidential palace in Niamey, where ousted President Mohamed Bazoum had been held since he was toppled by a coup in July 2023. The coup brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power, with his military junta vowing to restore security.
Niger has long faced attacks from armed groups including jihadis linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS.
The U.S. Embassy in Niamey issued a security alert a day after Rideout’s kidnapping, warning that American citizens “remain at a heightened risk of kidnapping throughout Niger, including in the capital city.”
A map shows the nations and major cities in northern and western Africa. bogdanserban/Getty
Under its military junta, Niger’s leaders ousted Western partners including the United States, which had soldiers in Niger, and forged a new security and diplomatic alliance with Russia.
In June, more than 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked the main airport in Niamey. It was the second attack this year at the airport, a strategic hub that serves as the ruling military’s command, hosting its air force base and most of its drones and aircraft. It’s also the headquarters of the regional alliance that brings together troops from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
The violence is the latest sign of armed groups increasingly targeting cities and urban centers in Africa’s Sahel region.
The New York Times, which first reported Rideout’s release, said the 50-year-old had worked as a missionary in Niger for 19 years and was a pilot for SIM International.
The group describes itself as “an evangelical mission agency, working with churches around the world” with teams in more than 70 countries.
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