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UN reports $50M ransom boosts Al-Qaeda in Mali
The United Nations acknowledged that a ransom payment of 50 million dollars to secure the release of a hostage kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Mali in late 2025 helped to strengthen the group's influence in West Africa. Details about the entity that paid the amount or how the funds were utilized have not been disclosed, but regional sources indicated that the United Arab Emirates was the country that paid the ransom and subsequently released an Emirati citizen and two others after the money was handed over.
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