French priest released from captors in Cameroon.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by bill

Politique, Monde

Libération du père Vandenbeusch : y a-t-il eu rançon ?

Le religieux, enlevé en novembre au Cameroun, a été libéré ce mardi. François Hollande n’a donné aucun détail sur les circonstances de cette libération mais il a particulièrement tenu à remercier le président camerounais, Paul Biya. Certains spécialistes pensent que ce dernier aurait pu verser une rançon. Sur France Info, Laurent Fabius a affirmé que non.

Pere Vandenbeusch, kidnapped in November was freed this Tuesday. Francois Hollande has given no details on the circumstances on his release but he has particularly thanked Paul Biya, the Cameroon president. Some experts suggest a ransom was paid. Information received by France Info say no ransom was handed over.

Monde

Cameroun : le père Georges Vandenbeusch a été libéré

C’est la présidence française qui l’a annoncé officiellement ce mardi matin : le prêtre, enlevé au nord du Cameroun le 13 novembre dernier, a été libéré. Et l’Elysée a “remercié particulièrement le président Paul Biya pour son implication personnelle”. Avant de partir pour Yaoundé, Laurent Fabius a assuré sur France Info que Georges Vandenbeusch était en bonne santé. Il atterrira à Villacoublay mercredi matin et sera accueilli par le chef de l’Etat.

The French president announced the release  officially on Tuesday morning: the priest kidnapped in the north of Cameroon on 13 Nov, was freed. The Elysée said ” particular thanks goes to the president Paul Biya for his personal involvement”. Before he left for Yaoundé, Laurent Fabius assured France Info that Father Georges Vandenbeusch was in good health. He will arrive in Villecoublay on Wednesday morning to meet the head of state Francois Hollande.

Monde

“Le président camerounais est un ancien séminariste, il a tout fait pour faire libérer le père Vandenbeusch” (Antoine Glaser)

Cette libération a été annoncée officiellement par l’Elysée ce mardi matin. Le prêtre, enlevé au nord du Cameroun le 13 novembre dernier, est donc libre.  Et l’Elysée a “remercié particulièrement le président Paul Biya pour son implication personnelle”. Antoine Glaser, expert des relations franco-africaines.

Paul Biya is a former seminarian and is said to be the main architect of the priest’s liberation. This is according to Antoine Glaser, an expert in Franco-African relations.

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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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