Koen Vidal is the foreign editor of the Belgian newspaper'De Morgen' and coördinator of a weekly supplement on investigative journalism and'grand reportages'. He is also the author of several books on Africa and migration issues. His book, "Futur Simple", describes the lives of seven Congolese children and their struggle for a better future. The book inspired a short film and was the first collaboration with the young opera singer Serge Kakudji. Vidal is also a professor/lecturer at the Erasmus School for Journalism, Brussels.