Reparations for Slavery: Africa Challenges Western Laws, Says Ivorian Scholar
06:37 17.03.2026 (Updated: 06:44 17.03.2026)
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Reparations for Slavery: Africa Challenges Western Laws, Says Ivorian Scholar
"Taking European states to court for the transatlantic slave trade [...] is complex, but it is not entirely ruled out," Mian Charles, a doctor in political and social philosophy, told Sputnik Africa.
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This initiative reflects Africa's desire for more balanced relations with former colonial powers, Mian Charles emphasized.
A "memory diplomacy" that places history at the heart of dialogue, without a brutal rupture: a negotiating tool for discussions on matters of common interest.
⁉And if such legal action were to succeed?
According to the expert, reparations could then take three forms:
◾Symbolic: official acknowledgments;
◾Financial: reparation funds;
◾Structural: investments in education and infrastructure.
"Reparations rarely take the form of simple compensation," but rather aim to "co-construct a new relationship."
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