African Union reparations expert mechanisms begin inception meetings

The Dutch government announced the return to Nigeria that week of the Benin bronzes whose ownership had been transferred in February. Four objects were to remain at the Wereldmuseum under a loan...

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivered an apology to Greenlandic women affected by involuntary contraception. Survivor advocacy had brought bodily autonomy and colonial medical power into public...

Victoria's Parliament completed passage of the Statewide Treaty Bill after negotiations involving the First Peoples' Assembly. The measure created a framework for an ongoing relationship grounded in...

The second national Black Women's March brought participants to Brasília to demand reparations, dignity and bem viver. Organizers connected racial justice with gender, economic conditions and...

The ninth Pan-African Congress opened in Lomé, bringing continental and diaspora participants together around sovereignty, identity and institutional reform. The gathering renewed an international...

The European Commission adopted an Anti-Racism Strategy for 2026–2030 following its earlier action plan. The adoption renewed commitments to address racism across European institutions and...

The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 80/250 describing the trafficking and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Ghana led the initiative. The...

The Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened its fifth session under the second international decade. Participants addressed the expansion of human rights and the forum's role in...

Researchers presented a commissioned study of the House of Orange-Nassau's involvement in colonial history. The findings documented benefits from colonial exploitation and renewed debate about...