$50m hostage ransom funded al Qaeda’s Mali offensive: UN
An estimated $50m ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025 has helped to fund their advances across West Africa and the group’s global network, UN experts said
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