[Ennahar] The president of the French nuclear group Areva Anne Lauvergeon said Friday she was confident of bringing back "as quickly as possible," the four kidnapped Frenchies still held in Niger by Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)."We are hopeful, as soon as possible, to bring back home four people remaining there," said Ms. Lauvergeon on Europe 1 radio.
Ms. Lauvergeon welcomed "having seen again with great joy" Francoise Larribe, wife of Daniel Larribe, an employee of Areva, and the two employees Malagasy and Togolese of Satom Company, a subsidiary of Vinci, released on February 24.
They were released last week in an area near the junction between the borders of Algeria, Mali and Niger, theater of AQIM.