American citizen and missionary pilot Kevin Rideout was abducted by armed men in the capital of Niger Tuesday night.

A map released on Monday illustrates how widespread the consequences of an escalation of the crisis in Niger might be after the deadline passed for coup leaders to reinstate the ousted president.

Rebel soldiers in Niger deposed the country’s Western-allied president, Mohamed Bazoum, last week, amid a backdrop of political upheaval, a rise in Islamist extremism and growing Russian influence ...