A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains. 'S.M. Charles X, le bien-aimé, reconnaissant l’indépendance de St.

Much of the reparations debate has revolved around whether the United States and the United Kingdom should finally compensate some of their citizens for the economic and social costs of slavery that ...

Ever wonder why Haiti is a poor country with rampant corruption and violent crime? Grab a seat, mon ami. France enslaved the people of Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti) in the 17th century, running their ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ...

France demanded the newly freed enslaved population of Haiti pay them, their former enslavers, reparations, a disastrous arrangement for the infant country. France stole from Haiti almost 200 years ...

According to the UN-sponsored Haiti Reconstruction Fund, only two countries — Brazil and Estonia — have fully paid the pledged amount. The United States, France, Canada and many others have failed to ...

France condemned the gang attacks in Haiti, its former colony in the Caribbean, which claimed the lives of 187 people in recent violent incidents. "France condemns in the strongest possible terms the ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In 2002, Haiti's former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $US22 billion. The reason? In 1825 ...