A French hostage kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been released, the French Presidency said on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the release and congratulated all the parties concerned that worked for the release, especially the authorities of the DRC, for their mobilisation and the effectiveness of their actions, Xinhua news agency cited an Elysee statement as saying.
An employee of the Canadian mining company Banro, the French national was taken hostage on March 1 by a local armed group along with four other people, including one Tanzanian and three Congolese.
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