Landmark ruling finds Belgium guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo

The Court of Appeals in Brussels has ruled that Belgium must pay reparations to five women who were forcibly taken from their mothers and put in orphanages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) when it was still a Belgian colony because they were victims of “systematic kidnapping” by state. The appellate judges thus overturned […]

Mali: Prime Minister reaches out to the opposition

The day after the appointment of a six-member cabinet, the Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé gathered his team on Tuesday July 28. Among its priority missions, the settlement of the political crisis. After his meeting with the members of the newly formed restricted government, the Malian premier exposed before the media his team’s objective. “The […]

Morocco’s rapper Issam signs contract with Universal France; biggest deal ever signed by an Arab artist

Moroccan rapper Issam Harris, best known as Issam, has signed a contact with Universal France in what appears as the biggest deal ever signed by an Arab artist. The size of the contact has not been disclosed, but a source close to the artist said it is the biggest ever signed by an Arab musician, […]