Father Georges Vandenbeuche returns to France.

Société, Monde Le père Georges Vandenbeusch de retour en France

Le père Georges Vandenbeusch de retour en France

Enlevé au Cameroun à la mi-novembre, libéré hier, le prêtre est arrivé en France tôt ce mercredi. Ramené par le ministre des Affaires étrangères à bord d’un Falcon de la France, il a été accueilli par François Hollande en personne.

Kidnapped in Cameroon in mid-November, freed yesterday, the priest arrived in France early this Wednesday. Brought by the minister of Foreign affairs on board a French Falcon aircraft, he was welcomed by Francois Hollande in person.

Monde

“Je mesure bien la chance que j’ai” (le père Georges Vandenbeusch)

Le père Georges Vandenbeusch, libéré de ses ravisseurs après sept semaines de détention, a réservé ses premiers mots à la radio nationale camerounaise. “En pleine forme et extrêmement reconnaissant”, il a tenu à remercier tous ceux qui ont oeuvré pour sa libération.

“I count my blessings” (Father Georges Vendenbeuch). Released from his abductors after seven weeks detention, he reserved his first words for the national radio of Cameroon. “In great form and grateful”, he extended thanks to all who worked for his release.

Le père Vandenbeusch libéré “par compassion” ?

le Mercredi 1 Janvier 2014 à 11:45

Georges Vandenbeusch, à sa descente d’avion © Reuters – John Schults

C’est une source du groupe islamiste Boko Haram qui l’affirme : aucune rançon n’a été versée pour obtenir la libération du prêtre. Celui-ci a été relâché “par compassion”, parce qu’il avait offert ses services médicaux à des membres malades pendant sa captivité. Une déclaration a prendre forcément avec beaucoup de pincettes…

Father Georges Vandenbeuch released on “compassionate” grounds? This information comes from the Boko Haram islamist group: no ransom changed hands to obtain the priest’s freedom. This (kidnapee) was released “by compassion”, because he offered medical assistance  to sick members during his captivity (seven weeks). This declaration is taken with a pinch of salt. (pincette..)

Politique, Société, Monde

Libérer les otages : “détermination et discrétion” (Le Drian)

C’est depuis le Mali, où il a réveillonné avec les forces françaises de l’opération Serval, que le ministre de la Défense a répondu aux questions de France Info. Il a forcément été question de l’engagement de la France en Afrique… et de la libération du père Vandenbeusch, au Cameroun. Une libération due, selon Jean-Yves Le Drian, à la détermination des chefs d’Etat et à la discrétion des négociations…

Liberation of hostages: “determination and discretion” (Le Drian). It is since Mali, where it was celebrated with the French forces in operation Serval, that the Minister of Defence answered questions to France Info. He was forcibly questioned on the French intervention in Africa…and the liberation of Father Vandenbeuche, in Cameroon. A liberation due mainly, according to Jean-Yves Le Drian (Min. for Defence), to the determination of the heads of state and to the discretion of the negotiations…

There are still some seven French hostages being held in captivity. Ils ont encore quel ques seft otages en captivité.

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Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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