France’s Foreign Minister Confirms Kidnapping of Journalist in Mali

French journalist Olivier Dubois reporting in Nioro, Mali, on Sept. 14, 2020. Michele Cattani/AFP via Getty Images

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed on Sunday that a French journalist who disappeared in Mali last month was likely kidnapped by Islamist terrorists.

Reporter Olivier Dubois was believed to have been kidnapped after his disappearance on April 8.