French journalist Olivier Dubois, left, and American aid worker Jeffery Woodke, center, arrive at the VIP lounge at the airport in Niamey, Niger, Monday March 20, 2023. Woodke was held by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than six years and Dubois was abducted almost two years ago. The two men were the highest-profile foreigners known to be held in the region, and their release was the largest since a French woman and two Italian men were freed together in Mali back in Oct. 2020. (AP Photo/Judith Besnard)
