The New York Times is reporting that two people, an Italian man and Canadian woman taken hostage in Burkina Faso in December 2018, have been released. Edith Blais, 35, and Luca Tacchetto, 31, were taken to Mali after their abductions, and now are believed to be in Bamako. They are…
It’s been more than three months since travelers Canadian Edith Blais and Luca Tacchetto of Italy went missing in Burkina Faso, and there’s been little information to break the silence on what has happened to them. Now a report from Human Rights Watch suggests that Blais and Tacchetto were kidnapped…
Six weeks on, there’s still no word on the whereabouts of Canadian Edith Blais and Luca Tacchetto of Italy, the travelers who went missing in Burkina Faso and haven’t been heard from since December 15. Canadian officials say they are pressing on with the case and believe Blais is alive…
A 34-year-old Canadian woman and an Italian partner traveling in West Africa have gone missing, according to family members. They were expected to arrive in Togo before Christmas, but no one has heard from them since they were in Burkina Faso on December 15. Edith Blais, of Quebec, and Luca…