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Relatives: French woman, Mali politician freed by jihadists

by Associated Press
| October 6, 2020 1:06 PM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Relatives of a prominent Malian politician and a French aid worker held hostage by Islamic extremists said late Tuesday that both had been freed and would soon be on their way to the capital, Bamako.

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