source: Essor; Kibaru; AP; Studio Tamani; Koro Kibaru; RFI; Twitter; Jeune Afrique
actor1: Government of Mali (2020-2021)
actor2: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims
location: Bamako
notes: Around 6 October 2020 (from 3 - 8 October), the Malian transition government negotiated the release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse and three foreign hostages including one French and two Italians in exchange for around two hundred detainees held in Malian prisons including JNIM members and other people arrested during military operations as well as millions of Euros in ransom money. The hostages were reportedly held in Boughessa and released in Tessalit.