Malian musician Rokia Traoré freed from French prison pending transfer to Belgium
(The Guardian Belgium)

Traoré is in an international custody battle over her daughter after a Belgian court awarded sole guardianship to the child´s fatherMalian musician Rokia Traoré has been released from a French prison, after being detained since 10 March for the alleged kidnap of her daughter in a child custody dispute. Her freedom is dependent on her delivery to Belgian authorities, once travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic are lifted.Traoré was arrested under a European warrant issued by a judge in Brussels, where a court had ordered her to surrender her five-year-old daughter to the child´s father, Jan Goossens, who is Belgian. Traoré was held in Paris after getting off a plane there. Related: Sign up for the Sleeve Notes email: music news, bold reviews and unexpected extras Continue reading...