Activists urge European governments to address colonial past

People from civil society, academia and the arts, from the African continent and its global diasporas, are gathering in Berlin, Germany, at the Dekoloniale Berlin Conference 2024, to mark the 140th anniversary of the Berlin Africa Conference of 1884/5. The Dekoloniale Berlin Conference 2024 will run from 14-16 November. It will bring together representatives from countries that were, and continue to be, affected by the legacy of European colonialism, to reflect on the history of the Berlin Africa Conference and its lasting impact today. As part of the event, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and African Futures Lab will host a non-public workshop where practitioners, communities and activists will come together to share struggles, experiences and discuss ways to advance reparations. A number of high-profile delegates and experts, including Farida Nabourema, a social activist from Togo, Gary Younge, an award-winning author and broadcaster from the UK, Angolan artist, Kiluanji Kia Henda, and Cameroonian lawyer, Alice Nkom will be attending the conference. They will share their perspectives on the long-lasting and structural impacts of colonialism and how to address them. “The historic injustices of colonialism, enslavement, the slave trade and their ongoing legacies remain largely unaccounted by European states and others...