A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday. Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a Spanish man had been kidnapped in North Africa.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa in unclear circumstances, Madrid said Friday, adding it was working to secure his release.

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Spain’s foreign ministry said last week that ... which also shares a border with Mali. Nasr described the woman as elderly, ”more than 80 years old”, and said she had been abducted in ...

Share MADRID (AP) — Spain’s foreign ministry says that a Spanish man has ... País both report that the man was captured in southern Algeria and then taken into Mali by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The foreign ministry would neither confirm ...

Navarro released by Tuareg rebel alliance in Mali FLA claims responsibility for freeing Navarro Spain in dispute with Morocco, Algeria over Western Sahara ALGIERS/BAMAKO, Jan 21 (Reuters ...

Spain’s Foreign Ministry said last week that ... Spanish media reported that the man was captured in southern Algeria and taken to Mali by the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara.

ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing with Tuareg militiamen in Tinzaouaten, Mali, after being released this week.

The Azawad Liberation Front, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s north, said on social media that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro. Spain’s Foreign Ministry said last week ...

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid confirmed his liberation.

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