The second article talks about the French asking for Mali's help in releasing hostages captured in Niger and help in northern Mali by Al-Qaeda. The area that they are supposedly being held in is quite far north, an area that Peace Corps does not occupy because of the instability of the area. The kidnappings occurred in mid-September. To read this article, click here. Last July a hostage was killed in the north after an invasion of the French to free him. Ironically, the French worked with Mauritania to facilitate that movement instead of working with Malian officials. This article can be found here.
Finally, a third article speaks to how the kidnapping threat has affected aid and specifically local aid in Mali. Peace Corps has already had to close down many sites in the last few year that were far enough north to be affected by terrorist activity, or that were deemed unsafe by our safety and security officer. This article goes further to touch on other aid campaigns and how they will be changed as a result of the newest activity. To read more, click here.
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