A Quebec woman who has been missing in West Africa for months was kidnapped and taken to Mali, Human Rights Watch says
Edith Blais of Quebec and her travel companion, Luca Taccheto of Italy, went missing in December while travelling in Burkina Faso.
They were travelling by car in southwestern Burkina Faso en route to Togo, where they planned to do volunteer work with an aid group. In a January statement, Burkina Faso's government referred to the pair's disappearance as a kidnapping. The Canadian government did not confirm the information, but said it was not ruling out any possibilities.“While no armed Islamist group has taken responsibility for their abduction, they are believed to have been kidnapped and later taken to Mali,” the reported, titled “Abuses by Armed Islamist Groups in Burkina Faso's Sahel Region,” states. It cites an interview with Malian security sources on Jan. 13.
The report, published March 22 on the organization's website, does not mention the fate of the two travellers.“As far as we know, she is,” Trudeau said when asked by a reporter whether Blais was still alive. He said Blais' story has people across the country preoccupied.His statement came the day after another Canadian, Kirk Woodman, was found dead in northern Burkina Faso, close to the border with Mali and Niger.
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