A coalition of separatists in Mali, the Azawad Liberation Front, on Tuesday said it had freed a Spanish national kidnapped by a group of bandits in Algeria. The kidnappers had hoped to sell him to

Algerian authorities on Wednesday handed over freed Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro to Spanish officials in a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Algiers.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

Algeria plays a prominent role in counterterrorism and ensuring everyone’s security, the Spanish government said. Spain praised Algeria’s contribution to liberating its national Navarro Canada Joachim and noted that Algeria has a long record in such humanitarian positions.

Spain’s foreign ministry says that a Spanish man has been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African country

ALGIERS/BAMAKO - A plane carrying Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro, who was kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, was expected to land in Algeria's Boufarik air base, Algerian state media reported on Tuesday.

Released Spanish hostage Navaro Canada Joaquim, right, who was abducted in southern Algeria on Jan.14, 2025, Spanish ambassador to Algeria Fernando Moran Calvo-Sotelo, left, and Algeria's Secretary General Lounes Magramane,

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Spain’s Foreign Ministry said last week that a Spanish man had been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African country. Spanish media reported that the man was captured in southern Algeria and ...

Mali, after being released this week. Gilbert was reported kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. (Front de Liberation de Azawad via AP)

Algeria's move came in retaliation after Spain in March publicly recognised Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed territory, helping end a year-long diplomatic spat between the two kingdoms.

As a “retaliatory” measure in the ongoing diplomatic standoff between Paris and Algiers, Justice Minister Gerald Moussa Darmanin (of Algerian descent) wants to end the agreement allowing high-profile Algerian authorities and their relatives to travel to France without a visa.