Tag: colonial
Revisiting the darkness of colonial Mozambique, with Portuguese-speaking Mia Couto (1/2)
A great name in contemporary African Portuguese letters, Mia Couto writes for ” teach readers to dream “. Journalist, poet, novelist, columnist, storyteller, he is the author of a sumptuous…
The Avicenne hospital in Bobigny, a colonial heritage
The 60th anniversary of Algeria’s independence, July 5, 1962, marks the end of more than 130 years of colonization by France. This policy, marked in particular by the segregation of…
In the gears of colonial conquest in Madagascar, with Michèle Rakotoson
In his new novel Ambatomanga, the Malagasy novelist Michèle Rakotoson recounts the colonial conquest of her country in the 19th century, revisiting through fiction the brutalities and devastation from which…
Utrecht and Amersfoort commemorate colonial past and slavery
Slavery past Last year, the national Advisory Board Dialogue Group on Slavery History advised the government, among other things, to recognize the role of the Dutch authority in slavery and…
In the hustle and bustle of colonial Kenya, with Ngugi wa Thiong’o (2/2)
” Dreaming in times of war is the French title of the childhood memories of novelist and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Octogenarian, the writer restores in this first volume of…
Belgian King Philippe in Congo: Expression of ‘deep regret’ instead of apology for colonial past
In his speech to the parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian King Philippe reiterated that he “deeply regrets” his country’s colonial past, but did not offer a…
King of Belgium does not apologize to Congolese for colonial atrocities – “Apologies alone are not enough”
Belgium returns to Congo the tooth of national hero Patrice Lumumba – the only remnant of the prime minister who was assassinated and dissolved in acid. 8.6. 17:50 • Updated…
Michèle Rakotoson, remembering the colonial war in Madagascar
Michèle Rakotoson was born in Madagascar. Writer and playwright, she was also a journalist and head of literary events at RFI. In 2012, she was named Commander of Malagasy Arts…
Supreme Court suspends colonial law prosecuting acts of sedition
In India, the Supreme Court suspended, on Wednesday May 11, all prosecutions for an act known as ” sedition ”, a colonial-era law defined by section 124 A of the…
Colonial memories are being cleared from the map of the United States: hundreds of place names denigrating Indian women are put in the trash
In the United States, the name of a mountain, river, and other geographic location on more than 660 federal lands is being changed because the current names contain the word…