European States Commit ‘Intellectual Betrayal’ by Abstaining on UN Slavery Resolution: Analyst
18:40 26.03.2026 (Updated: 19:07 26.03.2026)
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European States Commit ‘Intellectual Betrayal’ by Abstaining on UN Slavery Resolution, Malian Analyst Says
The countries that abstained – such as France, the United Kingdom and Germany – deny the neo-colonial logic that still rests on relations of domination over Africa, Oumar MC Koné, former head of Mali’s State Refoundation Support Mission, told Sputnik Africa.
Slavery and the plunder of Africa continue to shape global economic inequalities, the speaker added.
In his view, justice and reconciliation must now involve:
🟠 returning works of art looted from Africa;
🟠 supporting the development of countries whose progress was held back by slavery.
The countries that abstained – such as France, the United Kingdom and Germany – deny the neo-colonial logic that still rests on relations of domination over Africa, Oumar MC Koné, former head of Mali’s State Refoundation Support Mission, told Sputnik Africa.
Slavery and the plunder of Africa continue to shape global economic inequalities, the speaker added.
In his view, justice and reconciliation must now involve:
🟠 returning works of art looted from Africa;
🟠 supporting the development of countries whose progress was held back by slavery.
