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It has been 500 days, Sunday August 21, that the French journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped in Mali. His relatives are fighting so that we do not forget him. They want to believe that the departure of the French soldiers and the end of Operation Barkhane will help in his release.
A year and a half of captivity for Olivier Dubois, since his kidnapping by a jihadist group on April 8, 2021 in Gao, Mali. A freelance journalist, he worked for several major press titles in the country. A year and a half without news, with only a few videos. A daily fight for his family, who now calls on the French to send postcards to the Élysée to demand his release.
Public figures and former hostages spoke out in a video to raise awareness of his situation. The French government says it remains fully mobilized for the journalist’s release, after the withdrawal this week of the Barkhane force in Mali. “Discretion is an essential condition for the effectiveness of the action of the State on these grounds which are dangerous”, recalls Pauline Ades-Mevel, spokesperson for Reporters Without Borders. Olivier Dubois celebrated his 48th birthday on Saturday August 20, in captivity.
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