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One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 28, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 28, 20250

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...

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Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 15, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 15, 20250

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...

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Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point

TheWorldsNewsJanuary 13, 2025

by TheWorldsNewsJanuary 13, 20250

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...

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Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium

TheWorldsNewsNovember 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsNovember 22, 20240

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...

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Revealed: drug cartels force migrant children to work as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade

TheWorldsNewsJune 12, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJune 12, 20240

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...

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Sculpture of colonial officer’s ‘angry spirit’ returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 14, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 14, 20240

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...

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Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

TheWorldsNewsAugust 13, 2023

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 13, 20230

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...

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Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware

TheWorldsNewsJuly 19, 2022

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 19, 20220

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...

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DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains

TheWorldsNewsJune 30, 2022

by TheWorldsNewsJune 30, 20220

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,...

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Covid news live: Omicron ‘raging around the world’, Fauci says; Belgian protests turn violent

TheWorldsNewsDecember 20, 2021

by TheWorldsNewsDecember 20, 20210

Omicron has ‘extraordinary spreading capabilities’ and promises to bring a bleak winter, Anthony Fauci warns; Belgian police break up Brussels protest march against Covid measures...

Category : Belgium

One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors

Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU

Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point

Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium

Revealed: drug cartels force migrant children to work as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade

Sculpture of colonial officer’s ‘angry spirit’ returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning

Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware

DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains

Covid news live: Omicron ‘raging around the world’, Fauci says; Belgian protests turn violent

Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts

Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’

Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts

Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

UK conference hopes to map ‘pathway to end suffering’ in Sudan

Homeland security apparently used British man’s tattoo to identify alleged gang members

Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts

Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’

Green groups decry plan to list world’s biggest meatpacking company on NYSE

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