Kidnapping

20/04/2013 - France - Cameroon - Nigeria

French hostage family back in France

The French family held hostage by a Nigerian Islamist group arrived in Paris early Saturday morning, after being freed Thursday night.

19/04/2013 - France - Cameroon - Nigeria

French kidnap family freed in Nigeria, Biya

The French family kidnapped in Cameroon in February have been freed in Nigeria, where they had been taken by members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced ...

09/04/2013 - France - Afghanistan

Second French hostage freed in Afghanistan within 24 hours

A second French citizen has been freed in Afghanistan just hours after the release of aid worker-turned-photographer, Pierre Borghi.

20/03/2013 - France - Mali - Maurtania

Hollande summons defence chiefs after Al Qaeda hostage execution claim

President François Hollande called a meeting of France’s top defence committee Wednesday morning after Al-Qaeda’s north African branch (Aqim) claimed that it has killed a French ...

18/03/2013 - Nigeria - France - Cameroon

Boko Haram threatens Cameroon attacks in new French hostage video

A second video of a French family held hostage by Nigeria’s Boko Haram has been sent to journalists in the region where they are believed to be held.

18/03/2013 - India - France

Indian police charge four for kidnapping local Alstom boss

Indian police say they have charged four men for the weekend kidnapping of the boss of the Indian branch of French company, Alstom.

10/03/2013 - Nigeria - France - Mali

Nigerian Islamists claim foreign hostages dead amid concern for French Sahel captives

Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages captured last month.

03/03/2013 - Mali - France - Chad - Algeria

Who is Mokhtar Belmokhtar?

After claiming that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) leader Abou Zeid has died in north Mali, Chad now says that its troops have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

02/03/2013 - Algeria - France - Mali

Who is Abou Zeid?

Chad's President Idriss Déby has confirmed press reports that Al-Qauda north Africa high-up Abou Zeid has been killed, although France has yet to officially say that is the case. But ...

26/02/2013 - France - Cameroon

France rules out talks with kidnappers of family seized in Cameroon

France's defence minister on Tuesday ruled out talks with the abductors of a French family seized in Cameroon, after a video of the hostages appeared on YouTube.