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The Malian artist Rokia Traore, who was detained in Rome last year due to an international child custody battle and subsequently extradited to Belgium, is set to be released from a Belgian prison. The acclaimed musician has been behind bars in Belgium since November after being sent back from Italy …

Malian singer Rokia Traoré was arrested in Italy following a conviction in Belgium in a case of non-representation of a child, the Brussels prosecutor’s office announced on Sunday. Italian media reported that the musician was arrested Friday at Rome’s Fiumincino airport, where she had just landed to perform a concert …