French hostage in Mali: Olivier Dubois' sister confides in the microphone of Europe 1

Zoé Pallier, edited by Juline Garnier 1:34 p.m., April 08, 2022

TESTIMONY

Journalist Olivier Dubois has been in the hands of jihadists for a year, on April 8, 2021. They had been kidnapped in Gao, Mali, by a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda.

The correspondent of the newspaper

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is today the only French hostage in the world.

Three weeks ago, in a video posted on social networks, he appeared in rather good shape and asked his relatives to continue their efforts to have them released. 

“This video was really a breath of fresh air”

"At the start, I thought he was going to be released quickly. It's true that since April 8, it's still been a long wait. But what makes us feel good is to be supported on the one hand, and to be mobilized and active. To mobilize on the networks, to always talk about Olivier and his action. The fact that he was a journalist, everything that was automatically implemented, that bears fruit since we had this video which was really a breath of fresh air”, she says at the microphone of Europe 1.

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“Of course, when you are in action, time passes. What we want is that there is not a second year. I would not like to have you next time, on April 8. But despite everything, we are not discouraged”, added Valérie Dubois.