WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued a travel advisory warning U.S. citizens against traveling to Niger, citing crime, unrest, terrorism, health and kidnapping.

The State Department advisory follows the kidnapping last week of an American missionary in Niger’s capital Niamey.

It warns Americans not to travel to Niger for any reason and says the U.S. government cannot offer any services to Americans outside of Niamey, citing safety risks.

On Thursday, the State Department authorized the departure of all family members of government employees for the same reason.

Government staff in Niger must travel in armored vehicles and observe a mandatory curfew, the department said, and restaurants and open-air markets are off limits to them.

Kidnappings appear to have intensif

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