Where is Eva G.

Hostage in Niger: “We hope she’s okay”

Eva G. disappeared in Niger and the Foreign Ministry pulled out all the stops.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com, Jana Patsch)

On Saturday, it was four weeks ago that Eva G. from Vienna was abducted by bandits in Niger, West Africa. Since then, there has been radio silence. A search for clues - and what has happened so far.

Almost a month has passed since the 73-year-old was roughly dragged out of her house, crammed into an off-road vehicle and presumably abducted into the desert. Hopes that she would be released quickly have long since been dashed - no information, no ransom demands, no one to claim responsibility for the kidnapping. There is radio silence in the "wild west" of Africa.