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Wife of US hostage in Africa reveals captors’ ransom demand

Els Woodke said she believes her husband, Jeff Woodke, is in the custody of a West African affiliate of al-Qaida
She said the group's leader, Iyad Ag Ghali, has a history of negotiating for the release of hostages, and she pleaded directly with him on Wednesday to free her husband

By AP · 17 November 2021