A Quebec woman and her Italian travel companion who went missing in West Africa late last year are still alive, but no longer in Burkina Faso, according to a government official of the African country, speaking on an Italian news channel. Édith Blais, a 34-year-old Sherbrooke resident, and Luca Tacchetto, a 30-year-old Italian national, went missing from southwestern Burkina Faso in December, after having travelled by car through Mali. They travelled through France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania and Mali before arriving in Burkina Faso. Global Affairs Canada has provided limited details about the case since the two travellers went missing. "We're aware of reports of a Canadian missing in Burkina Faso," the ministry said in a statement in response to Dandjinou's comments.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2019 17:03 UTC