- Father Mateusz Dziedzic was kidnapped close to Cameroon border by members of the Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC) on the 12 October 2014. The FDPC rebels had also recently kidnapped dozens of civilians, Central African Republic and Cameroon Nationals.
- The Polish priest, Father Mateusz Dziedzic had been living in Central African Republic since 2009, providing pastoral responsibilities and running nursery schools among other social activities.
- The FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine had been arrested in neighbouring Cameroon in September 2013, on suspicion of planning to use it as a base to attack the Central African Republic. From his prison cell in Cameroon, following complex negotiations, he pledged to release the hostages without preconditions.
- After 44 days of captivity, the work of the State and informal actors secured his liberation alongside the 25 other hostages.