Kidnapped French-Australian vet freed in Chad

A French-Australian vet who was kidnapped within the African nation of Chad has reportedly been freed.

Dr Jerome Hugonot had been kidnapped on Friday, however any calls for made by his abductors weren't made public.

The nation's interim president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, introduced the information Hugonot had been freed on Twitter, however supplied no additional particulars.

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Dr Jerome Hugonot has been managing a conservation program for the Sahara oryx, a species of antelope that was once widespread across North Africa."/>

Dr Jerome Hugonot has reportedly been freed in Chad.(Fb)

Hugonot, who moved to Australia from France in 2002, was managing a conservation program in Chad.

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