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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

transatlantic slave trade

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Starmer Rules Out Reparations Amid Commonwealth Calls for Slave Trade Debate

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain 'cant' change its history' amid calls for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade. His government has ruled out reparations but a Commonwealth leaders' summit in Samoa has seen some member states urging a 'meaningful conversation' about the issue. King Charles opened the summit with an acknowledgement of inequalities that 'endure'.  

todayOctober 25, 2024 9

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Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’

  By Meleisa Ono-George, University of Oxford   In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West India Quay in London’s Docklands. The winning commission, an installation piece by US artist Khaleb Brooks called The Wake, will take the shape of a seven-metre bronze cowrie shell – the currency that was used […]

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Goethe-Institut Namibia to screen remarkable documentary in April

  The Goethe-Institut Namibia is delighted to present the documentary "A Story of Bones" on April 23, 2024, at 6 pm. The film sheds light on the ongoing struggle for the proper memorialisation of the human remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans on the British Overseas Territory Saint Helena. Through poignant storytelling, it challenges whether current public discussions and actions adequately address this memorialisation. Following the screening, a discussion with Annina […]

todayApril 16, 2024 9

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