Cameroon gunmen free French priest kidnapped in Nov

    
A French Catholic priest kidnapped in Cameroon on November 13 has been released, French President Francois Hollande said in an official statement.

Fr Georges Vandenbeusch, 42, was kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon near the border with Nigeria.

The armed Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which operates in the area, later said it was holding him.

Mr Hollande thanked the authorities in Cameroon and Nigeria for their help in getting the priest released.

His message expressed special thanks to Cameroon’s President Paul Biya.

BBC