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Confronting Colonial Statues | Culture Clash

Statues to slave traders and colonial kings litter european cities. Is it time for them to go?

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The legacy of colonialism could be a catalyst for new relationships with those it oppressed ǀ View

The legacy of the British Empire can be a source of awkwardness or embarrassment for Britain, but it could also prove to be a source of strength in the future.

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A statue of former Belgian King Baudouin defaced with red paint

The statue was daubed with red paint to protest the ex-king's role in the colonisation of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tunisia

Tunisian MPs reject asking France to apologise for 'colonial crimes'

The motion did not pass amid fears it would jeopardise relations with France, Tunisia's most important commercial partner.

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Belgium

Euroviews. Assita Kanko: Leopold II is part of the uncomfortable truth of who we are. We can’t erase him ǀ View

As calls to remove statues of Belgium's controversial monarch, Leopold II, grow louder, Assita Kanko warns of the dangers of having a curated and sanitised version of history.

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Watch: Statues under attack as Europe confronts colonial past

'The ghost of the past, the colonial past, is still haunting these spaces,' said one historian, speaking of the controversial statues under attack in parts of Europe.

Belgium

'There's no pride in genocide': Activists want Leopold statues removed

A Belgian anti-racism group says the removal of #KingLeopold statues and other colonial-era monuments should be just the first step in a long-term anti-racist plan.

Belgium

Who was King Leopold II and why do some want his statues removed?

Activists want statues of King Leopold II removed from Belgian cities. Here's why.

Indonesia

Dutch king apologises for colonial killings in Indonesia

Indonesia was under Dutch rule for 350 years. The Dutch military had carried out a series of massacres to crush the resistance against colonial rule.

World News

Colonialism was a 'grave mistake', France's Macron says

Colonialism was a "grave mistake" and a "serious fault made by the French Republic", French president Emmanuel Macron declared on Saturday from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

United Kingdom

UK a 'rogue state' after missing deadline to handover Chagos Islands

The UK has been criticised after missing a deadline set out by the UN to handover control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Angola

Visit the tomb of Angola's spiritual father

In partnership with Infotur Angola

If there is one historic Angolan figure every visitor to Angola should know it's Agostinho Neto, Angola's first president.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s harsh stance on refugees is hypocritical ǀ View

Toxic attitudes to refugees and migrants across our country have steadily been on the rise since the Brexit referendum, while our European neighbours are putting us to shame in welcoming refugees in large numbers.

Botswana

Botswana strikes down colonial-era law and legalises homosexuality

By legalising homosexuality, Botswana has joined other African countries like Angola, Seychelles, Mozambique and South Africa.

Canada

Inquiry slams killing of indigenous women as 'Canadian genocide'

A long-awaited report from Canada's national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will call it a 'Canadian genocide.'

Belgium

Belgium apologises for abducting mixed-race children in colonial-era

Belgium has for the first time officially acknowledged responsibility for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962

World

Raw Politics in full: EU criticism and MPs vote on Brexit future

Catch Wednesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

Mexico

Mexico asks Spain and Vatican to apologise for actions during conquest

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that he has written to King Felipe VI and Pope Francis urging them to apologise for "massacres and oppression."

Belgium

Belgium's Africa Museum promises critical approach to colonial past

Refit to reflect brutality of King Leopold II's rule

Singapore

Angkor's 'modern history' with France reveals the politics of art

The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore has decided to unveil this extraordinary story with its latest exhibit — and in an interview with Euronews.