African leaders demand reparations for colonial-era crimes

Name: African leaders demand reparations for colonial-era crimes
Uploaded: 2025-12-01T09:36:31.113Z
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: African leaders meeting in Algiers on Sunday called for colonial-era crimes to be formally recognised, criminalised and compensated for through an African Union-backed reparations process.

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African leaders meeting in Algiers on Sunday called for colonial-era crimes to be formally recognised, criminalised and compensated for through an African Union-backed reparations process.

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African leaders demand recognition and compensation for colonial-era crimes
AU resolution defines colonization as a crime against humanity 11s
Participants cite economic damage and resource plundering by European powers 22s
Algeria's history under French rule highlighted as symbolic 36s
French President Macron called colonial history a crime against humanity in 2017 1m 3s