South African kidnapped in 2017 released in Mali: security sources
This undated and unlocated handout picture released by the van Deventer family shows Gerco van Deventer. South African Gerco van Deventer, who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over five years, has been released on the border between Mali and Algeria, security and humanitarian sources told AFP on December 17, 2023. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FAMILY via AFP)
