North Africa: Al-Qaeda Hostage Families Plead for Information

Nouakchott — Families of French hostages held by AQIM in the Sahel make a desperate plea for information about the fate of their loved ones.

Gunmen who abducted a Frenchman in northern Nigeria this week probably have links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) or to Islamist groups in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said Friday (December 21st).

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