The genocide of Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama people by German colonial forces (1904-1907) is widely documented. But much less is…
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Samora Moisés Machel, the first president of independent Mozambique, was born in 1933 in Gaza province, in the south of…
Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek “forgiveness” for France’s colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural…
Portugal this week marked the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution – a pivotal moment in the country’s history and…
Issued on: 11/09/2022 – 14:35 Calls are mounting in Kenya for Britain to return the head of a revered tribal…
In his book Blood and Bronze: the British Empire and the Sack of Benin, historian Paddy Docherty reveals the brutality…
Issued on: 09/06/2022 – 11:08Modified: 09/06/2022 – 11:09 Belgium’s King Philippe expressed his “deepest regrets” for the pain inflicted during…
Issued on: 19/02/2022 – 16:46 Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by…
The return to Benin of 26 works of art looted by France’s colonial troops has fuelled hopes that other European countries…
French President Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony to formally hand back 26 items taken from the kingdom of Dahomey in the south…