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Australian woman freed after kidnap by al Qaeda in Burkina Faso

NIAMEY:  An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.

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