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Paris: A French journalist who was held hostage byextremists for nearly two years in Mali was welcomed home by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tue...

France's president Emmanuel Macron and media rights group Reporters Without Borders say a French journalist held hostage by Islamic extremists for nearly two years in Mali has been released

The International Committee of the Red Cross says that two of its staff members were freed in Mali on Monday

An American aid worker held by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than six years and a French journalist abducted almost two years ago were both freed Monday, authorities said.

Authorities say an American aid worker and a French journalist held by Islamic extremists have been freed in West Africa.

Authorities say an American aid worker and a French journalist held by Islamic extremists have been freed in West Africa

Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped two weeks ago in northern Mali have been released "safe and sound and unconditionally" , the NGO announced overnight from Sunday to Monday.

Two International Red Cross workers that were kidnapped earlier this month have been released unharmed Monday in Mali. The workers were taken in an area riddled by violence.

An American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and held by Islamist extremists were freed on Monday, four days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a visit to West Africa.

U.S. officials said no ransom had been paid for aid worker Jeffery Woodke, praising Niger’s government for helping his release.