Europe Lectures Africa On Human Rights?

Former African Union ambassador Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao recently called out European hypocrisy in preaching human rights to Africans after having committed heinous crimes against Africans. One of the greatest crimes committed by colonialists is in the Congo, where it is estimated up to 10 million Congolese were massacred by King Leopold II of Belgium. Britain and Germany also are guilty of imperial violence, with just a few examples being the genocide of Mau Mau freedom fighters in Kenya (1952-60) and colonial policies that caused the Maji Maji uprising and subsequent famine in Tanzania (1905-07). Other colonial powers, like France, continue to violate the rights of Africans through economic exploitation, requiring its former colonies to store their money in francs. To this day, the remains of Africans who were killed while fighting colonists can be found in Europe's museums. The speaker gave her remarks at the National Action Network Convention 2023, held 12-15 April 2023, in New York.

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