African, Caribbean Leaders Demand Apology and Reparations as French Role in Slave Trade Is Smaller Than British
African and Caribbean nations have called on former slave-trading powers to issue a formal apology and fund reparations. The demand followed a three-day conference in Accra that built on a UN resolution declaring transatlantic slavery the gravest crime against humanity. Historians estimate that up to 15 million Africans were trafficked to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries. Around 70% of those captives were transported by British and American merchants, whose cotton and sugar profits fueled the Industrial Revolution. France, by contrast, largely bought enslaved people from British or Portuguese traders rather than running its own large-scale slaving fleets. The author argues that African leaders colluding with Anglophone interests continue to spread misleading narratives. He urges Nigerians to recognise the smaller French role and challenge British-originated “lies and secrecy,” reminding us that many Freemason-affiliated elites trace back to Anglo traditions rather than French heritage.
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