Jean Marie Nosal is planning a trip to Bamako in two weeks time to check up on operations which he oversees at the hospital and school he has helped to set up. This is amidst fears of further possibilities of kidnapping by Qaeda groups. There are six French hostages being held so far but the latest hostage was taken in the region of Kayes at Diema, not far from Bamako. Jules Berto Rodriquez Leal although born in Portugal had become a French National. He was driving his Peugeot car when he was attacked by a group of armed men. After the coup earlier this year two thirds of the country is now under Islamist control. Mali is Africa's second largest gold mining area but one of the poorest countries in the world.
Amidst worries of further kidnappings we wonder if Jean Marie of the Domaine de Sautou will still continue with his planned trip. A Police Official in the area warns French Nationals not to travel there.
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