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🕊️ This afternoon, we also commemorate the other May 8, 1945. On that day, while France celebrates victory against Nazi barbarism, it commits an act of colonial barbarism against the civilian populations of Algeria, massacring Algerian citizens who are demonstrating. (Original: 🕊️ Cet après-midi, nous commémorons aussi l’autre 8 mai 1945. Ce jour là, alors que la France célèbre la victoire contre la barbarie nazie, elle se rend coupable d’une barbarie coloniale à l’égard des populations civiles d’Algérie, massacrant des citoyens algériens qui défilent https://t.co/tJaIJ9nlUC) #ColonialHistory #May8 #AlgerianMassacre #FR #DZ

France has passed a landmark law that simplifies the restitution of African art from its museums, marking a significant shift in recognition of its colonial history and providing a clearer path for former colonies to reclaim their cultural heritage. #CulturalRestitution #AfricanHeritage #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #BF #CI #KG #MG #ML #PL

President Emmanuel Macron's government has passed a landmark law facilitating the restitution of African art from French museums, marking a significant shift in France's approach to its colonial history and offering a streamlined process for former colonies to reclaim cultural property unlawfully appropriated between 1815 and 1972. #CulturalRestitution #AfricanHeritage #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #CI #BF #ML #KZ #MG #PL #DE #GB #NL #CH

France has passed a new law aimed at facilitating the restitution of African art taken during the colonial period, marking a significant shift in the nation's approach to its colonial history and offering a streamlined process for former colonies to reclaim their cultural heritage. #CulturalHeritage #Restitution #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #CI #MG #KE #PL #KZ #ML #BF

France's new law facilitating the restitution of African art from its museums, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron for years, marks a significant shift in the country's approach to its colonial history and reflects a growing recognition of the need to return cultural artifacts unlawfully appropriated during colonial times. #CulturalRestitution #AfricanArt #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #CI #BF #KE #MG #ML #PL

President Emmanuel Macron's government has passed a new law facilitating the restitution of historic African art from French museums, marking a significant shift in France's approach to its colonial past and offering a streamlined process for former colonies to reclaim cultural property unlawfully appropriated between 1815 and 1972. #CulturalRestitution #AfricanHeritage #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #CI #BF #DE #NL #CH #KZ #MG #ML #PL

France has passed a landmark law facilitating the restitution of African art held in its museums, marking a significant shift in its approach to colonial history and heritage, as President Macron aims to prioritize the return of cultural artifacts unlawfully taken from Africa. #CulturalRestitution #AfricanArt #ColonialHistory #FR #BJ #SN #IVO #BF #ML #KZ #MG #PL

Tijdens de 4 mei-herdenking op het Anton de Komplein werd stilgestaan bij slachtoffers en verzetshelden wereldwijd, waarbij een boodschap van inclusiviteit en decolonisatie centraal stond, maar de ceremonie werd verstoord door een vrouw die 'stop genocide' riep. #GenocideAwareness #ColonialHistory #GlobalSolidarity

L’utilisation du terme « maboul », mot d’origine arabe, par Emmanuel Macron n’est pas un hasard. Le Président reprend le langage d’une certaine jeunesse noyée par l’immigration arabo-musulmane. La langue a toujours été un marqueur de domination et de colonisation. https://t.co/Ll3yYOioUb #LanguagePolitics #CulturalIdentity #ColonialHistory