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historical contradictions

Colonialism: ‘France has to acknowledge the contradictions in its history’, Ayrault

Currently head of France’s Foundation for the Commemoration of Slavery (Fondation pour la mémoire de l'esclavage), the former French foreign ... minister revisits the debate raging over France’s role in the slave trade and the reappraisal of its historical figures.

The Wider Image: High noon in a coronavirus-stricken world

Time's Ticking

Now is the time for Africa to implement AfCFTA, not later

African leaders have shot themselves in the foot by postponing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) until 2021. ... />

UN General Assembly Zambia

Debt Distress

Zambia: IMF support needed to avoid Argentina-style default

An International Monetary Fund support program for Zambia is urgently needed as such an agreement would show that the government is serious about ... economic reform, a representative of the country’s creditors tells The Africa Report.

haiti france

greatest heist

When Haiti paid France for freedom: the greatest heist in history

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, there have been calls for defunding police departments and demands for the removal of statues. The issue ... of reparations for slavery has also resurfaced.

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(ir)relevance of Africa

Reality check: Making Africa relevant must come from Africans

Since attaining political independence over 50 years ago, Africa has followed a path of decline compared to the rest of the world. ...

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Burundi Inauguration

new day

Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye: new cabinet, new COVID strategy

Burundi's new president Evariste Ndayishimiye set out on his first week in power with a new, leaner cabinet, and a different approach to the ... COVID-19 pandemic.

UNESCO

art fraud

African art certified by UNESCO: Beware of scam warns UN body

More than 20 victims were scammed out of anywhere between a few thousand to up to 800,000 euros in a scheme that led them to believe they were ... purchasing African works of art whose authenticity or export was fraudulently “certified” by UNESCO.

Red Rubber

DRC: Belgium fails again to face up to colonial crimes in the Congo

Belgium's King Philippe expresses his regrets, but does not apologise for his country’s colonial record in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

GADDAFI

friends and foes for life

Egypt and Libya’s tumultuous relationship since 1969

Egypt presented a new peace initiative for Libya in June in support of Marshall Khalifa Haftar. Cairo has been taking a more influential role ... in the conflict between the internationally recognised government, the GNA, and Haftar’s LNA. But why is Egypt further involving itself in the affairs of Libya? The answer comes from the historical relationship between these two neighbours.

Congo 50 Years on

losing hope

DRC today: 60 years of independence and uncertainty

Sixty years after its independence, DR-Congo still seems a long way from being the constitutional state that the Congolese people dreamed of ... in 1960.

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