Gift of the Givers announced the unconditional release of South African parademic Gerco van Deventer
By Kouthar Sambo After extensive back-and-forth negotiations, the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers announced the unconditional release of South African parademic Gerco van Deventer. "He was taken in Libya on Friday, 3 November 2017, sold to JNIM (Al-Qaeda) in Mali in 2018, and finally released unconditionally yesterday, after a period of six years and one month, making him the longest held South African hostage in captivity," proclaimed Gift of […]
