people chats to Stephen McGown, who from 2011 until 2017, was held hostage after being kidnapped in Timbuktu in Mali by Al Qaeda.
We asked Stephen how his experience of dealing with captivity has helped him cope with the all the uncertainty and difficult emotions the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought on. Won’t you tell us again of your kidnapping? I was a normal guy brought up in Johannesburg, who was passionate about the outdoors.
Having spent much of my youth in the bush and on our farm in the eastern Free State, my excitement for motorcycles and large open spaces led to my desire to ride a motorcycle through Africa.
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