Mali: Partner of French Journalist Missing in Mali Fears Military Effort to Rescue Him

Freelance journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped two months ago by members of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, the most powerful jihadist alliance in the Sahel region of northern Africa. Speaking to RFI and France 24, the mother of his children, Déborah Al Hawi Al Masri, says she is frightened at the prospect of a military intervention and would prefer to see diplomatic negotiations for his release continue.

Olivier Dubois was working in the city of Gao in northern Mali when he was abducted in early April.

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