By Andrew Heavens, Reuters
KHARTOUM — Two civilian peacekeepers were freed by kidnappers in Sudan’s Darfur region on Sunday after more than 100 days in captivity, officials said.
Gunmen abducted the Nigerian man and the Zimbabwean woman from Darfur’s joint U.N./African Union peacekeeping mission in the west Darfur town of Zalingei in August in one of a new wave of kidnappings.
“They have been released … This is the end of a long nightmare,” said Noureddine Mezni, spokesman for the UNAMID peacekeepers. “They are in good shape. We are very happy to have them back.”