By RFIPosted on 25-12-2019Changed on 25-12-2019 at 10:57

French hostage Sophie Petronin, 74, begins this Wednesday, December 25, a fourth year of detention in northern Mali. His son Sébastien wanted to send him a message full of hope.

On December 24, 2016, armed men kidnapped Sophie Petronin in Gao. She ran an association there to help pregnant women and orphans. The abduction has been claimed by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM). Three years later, her son sends her a bright message.

This is a message for our granny Guimo, for our auntie and for my little mom. The candle has been lit for three years with this eternal hope that all these lights will have reached you and will have warmed your heart. Another Christmas deprived of your presence, but Popof's half-heart has the Dai Ko Myo to be by your side. Keep your thread of light and soon the love of yours will reach you

Sébastien Pétronin

25-12-2019 - By Bineta Diagne

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