Two French journalists working for Radio France International who were kidnapped in Mali have been found dead, the French foreign ministry said on Saturday. "RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont were found dead in Mali," the ministry said in a statement, adding they were kidnapped in the town of Kidal by an "armed group". "The French government, in conjunction with the Malian authorities will make every effort to find out ??as soon as possible about the circumstances of their death," said the statement.