Rokia Traoré back in Mali despite extradition order

A lawyer for Malian musician Rokia Traoré has confirmed that she recently flew home from France despite a Paris court ruling in March that she be extradited to Belgium over a child custody dispute.

Ms Traoré was not sent to Belgium because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Last year a Belgian court ruled that she must return her five-year-old daughter to the child's Belgian father, from whom Traoré is separated.

Her lawyer says a Malian court had awarded custody to the singer. 

In March, Traoré was detained in Paris due to a Belgian arrest warrant accusing her of kidnapping her child.

Back in Bamako she posted on social media that the quest for justice continued.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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