Moscow Summit demands Compensation for Colonial-Era Damages on African Countries
Condemns Western Sanctions, Asset Freezing and Economic Coercion African heads of state and governments, including Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, and Russian leadership have issued a pressing demand for historical accountability, pushing for the creation of binding legal mechanisms to assess and compensate for the extensive economic, social, and structural damages inflicted on African nations during the colonial era. The leaders issued ‘Declaration of the Third Russia-Africa Summit’ on Thursday, which seeks to contribute to the “completion of the decolonization process in Africa, and seek the creation of legal mechanisms for assessing and compensating for the damage caused to African countries during the colonial period.” This landmark call at the third Russia-Africa Summit directly echoes the…