The plane is feared to have crashed on a flight from Burkina Faso to the Algerian capital Algiers.
According to reports from officials, contact with the Air Algerie flight was lost over the Sahara as it crossed Mali in bad weather.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the plane, which has 51 French citizens aboard, "probably crashed".
There have been reports of wreckage being found by French military drone spotted the wreckage from the air, located at the edge of the desert, but they are in locations up to 400km (250 miles) apart.
The plane reportedly crashed in one piece rather than breaking up in the air.
The plane reportedly crashed in one piece rather than breaking up in the air.
Contact with Flight AH 5017, which was reportedly chartered from Spanish airline Swiftair, was lost about 50 minutes after take-off from Ouagadougou, Air Algerie said.
The pilot had contacted Niger's control tower in Niamey to change course because of a sandstorm, officials say. Cause of the crash due to bad whether.
There were 118 passengers from different nationalities among whom are 51 French citizens. One of the black boxes recovered so far.
There were 118 passengers from different nationalities among whom are 51 French citizens. One of the black boxes recovered so far.
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