Colombian nun kidnapped by Mali jihadists in 2017 freedThe archbishop of Bamako, Jean Zerbo, confirmed Narvaez's release, adding that she was 'doing well'BAMAKO - A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in 2017 was freed Saturday, Mali's presidency said. Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was taken hostage on February 7, 2017 in southern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso where she had been working as a missionary for six years. "I am very happy, I stayed healthy for five years, thank God," the nun said, smiling and wearing a yellow robe. Archbishop Zerbo said Sister Gloria was "doing well". "She is in good health, thank God.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2021 00:45 UTC