Is Olivier Dubois still alive? Since Sunday, a video circulating on social networks seems to confirm this. In it, we can see the French hostage, held in Mali by a jihadist group for almost a year, speaking to his parents and his companion, from whom he says he receives messages. Apparently in good health, he also asks the French government to “continue to do everything possible” for his release.
But caution remains in order: the origin of this unauthenticated video of just over a minute, and the date on which it was shot are unknown. Olivier Dubois is the only French hostage in the world since the release in October 2020 of Sophie Pétronin, who had also been kidnapped in Mali.
French President Emmanuel Macron assured in January that France did not forget Olivier Dubois. “Tireless work is being carried out by our diplomatic teams, our military and the competent services” to obtain his release, he said.