Hollande has made a statement, and David Cameron has published a statement regarding the hostages in Algeria..
Obama has said nothing, up to 5:54 GMT, Thursday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21063370
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/16/world/mali-unrest/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/world/africa/algeria-militants-hostages.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
