African Union leaders rolled up to Algiers to talk reparations and accountability for colonial crimes across the continent. Algeria's foreign minister pushed for legal recognition that colonialism was criminal, plus compensation and return of stolen artifacts that he said international law backs up. The guy brought up genocides in Congo, Cameroon, and Namibia, while noting Algeria got wrecked by France from massacres starting back in the 1800s through their independence war.
The whole thing follows an AU resolution about reparatory justice that covers everything from cash payments to land returns and holding countries accountable. France has owned up to some specific atrocities like a massacre in Senegal, but President Macron refuses to straight up apologize and says dialogue matters more than everyone saying sorry and bouncing. The conference wraps up with leaders putting together a report on what they discussed.
The whole thing follows an AU resolution about reparatory justice that covers everything from cash payments to land returns and holding countries accountable. France has owned up to some specific atrocities like a massacre in Senegal, but President Macron refuses to straight up apologize and says dialogue matters more than everyone saying sorry and bouncing. The conference wraps up with leaders putting together a report on what they discussed.
