Kidnapped missionaries appear in video posted by jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel

A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda released a video showing six foreign hostages, including three missionaries, just hours before France president Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Mali, where France agreed to help support anti-terrorist efforts in the Sahel.

According to the US-based monitoring group SITE, the undated 16’50” footage was posted on Saturday (1 July) by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (also known as the Group to Support Islam and Muslims).

You can watch the video here.

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