The case was the first to shed light on the fate of children born to one Black parent and one white parent during Belgium's colonization of Africa. The children, mostly born to African mothers and ...

This was common practice in France and Belgium's African colonies - it is thought that thousands of children born to colonialists and African women were sent to orphanages and separated from the ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — A Brussels appeals court ruled on Monday that the Belgian state committed ... landmark case addressing the nation's colonial past in Africa. The five women fought a legal battle ...