EU must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs
Draft resolution to European parliament committee is first formal attempt to place reparations for slavery on EU agenda The European Union should urgently address and...
Category : Colonialism
‘Your wife wants to see you’: 18th-century Spanish letters seized at sea by British published online
Correspondence taken from 130 captured ships reveal details of the stories of seafarers and their families in the 1700s A letter from a reproachful wife...
King Charles’s ‘deep regret’ for colonial atrocities was a ‘miss’, Kenyans say
Rights groups repeat calls for apology while President William Ruto says ‘much remains to be done to achieve full reparations’ King Charles’s expression of “greatest...
King Charles asked for ‘unequivocal apology’ by Kenya’s rights commission
King urged to offer apology while in Kenya for UK’s ‘brutal and inhuman treatment’ during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s The Kenya Human...
King Charles stops short of apology for ‘abhorrent’ colonial violence in Kenya
Visiting monarch speaks of sorrow and deepest regret for past ‘wrongdoings’ under British rule King Charles has spoken of Britain’s “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of...
French couple take dealer to court for share of African mask’s €4.2m sale price
Pensioners sold rare object found in attic for €150 – but campaigners say it must be returned to Gabon A retired French couple who sold...
King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past on state visit to Kenya
Monarch’s recognition will come as country prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain King Charles will acknowledge the “painful aspects” of the UK...
Original letter from Columbus announcing ‘discovery’ of America goes on sale for first time
The explorer is widely thought of as an exploiter today, and didn’t know east from west. But a version of his boastful missive is expected...
Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives
Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendants Researchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains...
Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes
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...
