Mali music star Rokia Traoré on hunger strike after `kidnapping` arrest
(The Guardian Belgium)

Musicians including Damon Albarn and Salif Keita call for release of singer, who is in an international battle over custody of her daughterThere are growing concerns for the health of Rokia Traoré, the internationally celebrated Malian singer, who has been on hunger strike at the Fleury-Mérogis prison near Paris since she was arrested on 10 March on allegations of kidnapping her daughter in a child-custody dispute.Her lawyer, Kenneth Feliho, said: `I am very worried. She is only drinking. She has not been eating for over a week and her immune system is weak.` Related: Rokia Traoré: `I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa` Continue reading...