Macron condemns 'cowardly' killing of aid workers in Niger

Jihadists suspected of attack that killed six French and one Nigerian aid workers and a guide

Emmanuel Macron has condemned as cowardly" the killing of seven aid workers - six French and one Nigerien - and a guide by suspected jihadists at a wildlife reserve in Niger.

Several of our compatriots and Nigeriens were cowardly murdered yesterday in Niger in a deadly attack," the French president said in a statement posted on Twitter. I share the pain of their families and loved ones. Some were hired for the most altruistic of missions: to help people."