Cameroon: Doubts on French Hostage Release

There have been conflicting reports about the status of the French family taken hostage on the Nigeria-Cameroon border.

Cameroon: France Denies Cameroon Hostages Are Free

Radio France Internationale, 21 February 2013

The French Foreign Affairs Minister has described reports that a kidnapped family of French hostages has been freed as “without basis” read more »
Nigeria: Kidnapped French Tourists Reportedly Released in Nigeria

Premium Times, 21 February 2013

Reports in French media indicate that the seven French hostages believed to be held by the Boko Haram have been released. read more »

Nigerian Gunmen (file photo)

Cameroon: France Tells Citizens to Leave North Cameroon

Radio France Internationale, 20 February 2013

France has urged its citizens to leave northern Cameroon after Tuesday's kidnapping of a family of seven. Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian blamed Nigerian armed Islamist ... read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Nigerian Gunmen Kidnap Seven French Tourists in Cameroun

Premium Times, 19 February 2013

Seven French tourists have been abducted by gunmen in Cameroun, French President Francois Hollande, has confirmed. read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kidnaps French Children in Cameroun

This Day, 20 February 2013

France and her nationals have suddenly become number one enemies of the Islamic insurgents called Boko Haram and its allied militia group, Ansaru. Tuesday, the Islamic sect struck ... read more »
Nigeria: Hollande Suspects Boko Haram Kidnapped French Tourists

Vanguard, 19 February 2013

President Francois Hollande confirmed that seven French tourists from one family, including four children, were kidnapped Tuesday in northern Cameroon and said he suspected a ... read more »
Nigeria: French Family Kidnapped Near Border

Radio France Internationale, 19 February 2013

Seven French tourists, four of them children, have been kidnapped in northern Mali, French President François Hollande confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. Armed men took their ... read more »

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