Weather tracker: Storms make way for summer heat in Europe
Florence in Italy could hit 39C as hot weather sweeps continent, while parts of South Africa brace for snow The severe thunderstorms that have been...
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One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison One of Europe’s most wanted men, the Dutch crime...
Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU
Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say The European Union has been...
Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point
Verdict of crimes against humanity for kidnap of mixed-race children could pave way for wider justice, activists say A historic court ruling that found Belgium...
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Italy’s highest court rejects musician’s appeal after she was arrested in Rome in June over child custody dispute Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested...
Revealed: drug cartels force migrant children to work as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Exclusive: Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs Beaten and tortured: the north African children paying a...
Sculpture of colonial officer’s ‘angry spirit’ returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning
Carved wooden figure at Venice Biennale aims to spark debate about colonial blindspots in the art world A statue depicting the angry spirit of a...
Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes
The disappearance of a statue of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation It would have...
Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware
Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina The mobile phone of a Belgian citizen who is the nephew...
DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains
Coffin containing tooth is buried in ceremony on 62nd anniversary of DRC’s independence The family of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s murdered independence hero,...
