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Museum agrees to return remains to ancestral homeland
Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum will return more than three dozen sets of human remains to the Naga people.
September 11, 2026'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
August 16, 2026France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
In a first since these meetings started in the 1970s, this move reflects a change in France's thinking.
May 12, 2026A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism
Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country.
April 24, 2026Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English
William Ruto says Kenyans speak "some of the best English in the world" while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
April 24, 2026Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row
The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.
April 18, 2026Cyprus leader calls for frank discussion on 'colonial' UK bases
The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island, says President Nikos Christodoulides.
March 19, 2026Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago.
March 17, 2026Spain's king makes rare acknowledgement of country's colonial abuses - Reuters
Spain's king makes rare acknowledgement of country's colonial abuses Reuters
March 16, 2026France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast
The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.
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Museum agrees to return remains to ancestral homeland
A Naga delegation visited the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford last year More than three dozen sets of human remains taken during the British colonial rule of India and Myanmar are set to be returned to
'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
The captives were held in Ghana's Cape Coast Castle before being forced into ships to take them across the Atlantic Ocean This year has seen a dramatic change in tone in the global conversation about
France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
BBC - Accused of neo-colonial meddling in many African countries where it has traditionally had close ties, France is broadening its horizons by co-hosting a summit of African leaders in English-speak
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France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
Accused of neo-colonial meddling in many African countries where it has traditionally had close ties, France is broadening its horizons by co-hosting a summit of African leaders in English-speaking Ke
A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism
Zambia likes to pride itself as being at the forefront of African nationalism and the fight against colonial rule, however several Zambians have told the BBC that racism remains a problem in the count
Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English
Kenyan President William Ruto has faced a social media backlash after publicly suggesting that Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible and required a translator. Addressing Kenyans living in I
Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English
Kenyan President William Ruto has faced a social media backlash after publicly suggesting that Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible and required a translator. Addressing Kenyans living in I
Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said there was "no diplomatic crisis" with Spain after years of frosty relations over the conquest of the North American nation. "There is no diplomatic crisis
Cyprus leader calls for frank discussion on 'colonial' UK bases
The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island and talks on their status and future need to take place, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has told the BBC. "Wh
Spain’s king acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas
Spanish King Felipe attends commemorations marking the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of Spain’s King Felipe VI at Royal Palace in Madrid, June 19, 2024. (Juan Medina/Pool Photo via AP, File) M
Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
King Felipe of Spain appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico by acknowledging abuses carried out by his country during its conquest. But in doing so he has reopened a fierce debate o
France Passes Law to Allow Return of Ivorian Drum Stolen By Colonial Troops
Cote d'Ivoire: France Hands Stolen Colonial-Era 'Talking Drum' Back to Côte d'Ivoire RFI, 21 February 2026 France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe or "talking drum" back to Côt
France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast
A sacred drum looted by French forces during its colonial rule in Ivory Coast has been returned to the country, more than a century after it was taken. It was seized by colonial authorities in 1916