“I tried to kill myself several times,” a French hostage named Isabelle Prime said in a video released by her captors Monday. “Because I know you will not cooperate, and I totally understand.”

In the 21-second video, Prime — who was kidnapped in Yemen in February — is dressed in a black robe in an unidentifiable desert, looking thin and anxious.

Speaking in English, she addresses French President François Hollande and deposed Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, explaining that she was kidnapped ten weeks ago and is begging for the prioritization of her release.

“Please bring me to France fast, because I am really really tired,” she said.

Prime, 30, was working for Ayala Consulting on a project in conjunction with the World Bank when she and her translator were pulled from their taxi by unidentified gunmen in Sanaa on Feb. 24. She was kidnapped two weeks after France warned its nationals to leave the country, which has faced violent unrest since Houthi rebels overthrew the U.S.-backed government in February. She reportedly stayed behind to tie up loose ends related to her projects there.

After the kidnapping, Prime’s translator was quickly released, but Prime’s whereabouts remain unknown to the public.

France authenticated the video Monday, saying it was filmed in April. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal told the Associated Press that the French government is “mobilized to obtain the release” of Prime. France claims to not pay ransoms directly, but according to a 2014 New York Timesreport, France paid more than $58 million in ransoms over the course of six years, often through intermediaries, including hostages’ employers.

A bombing campaign led by Saudi Arabia with intelligence assistance from the United States has struck back at the Iran-backed Shiite Houthis since mid-March.

Although the identity of Prime’s kidnappers remains unknown, Yemen is an al Qaeda stronghold that is one of the most dangerous places in a volatile region. The U.S. embassy in Sanaa closed in February.