{"id":157993,"date":"2026-02-16T19:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/african-union-declares-slavery-colonialism-genocide"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:04:46","slug":"african-union-declares-slavery-colonialism-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/african-union-declares-slavery-colonialism-genocide","title":{"rendered":"African Union Declares Slavery Colonialism Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span><b>African Union leaders meeting at at a two-day summit in Addis Ababa have adopted a resolution that describes slavery, deportation and colonialism as genocide and crimes against the people of Africa.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf also called for an end to what he called the extermination of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The conference recognises colonisation as a crime against humanity. That\u2019s very important. And the conference expresses its solidarity with Palestine and the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Member states agreed to designate November 30 as the &#8220;African Day of Tribute to African Martyrs and Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonization, and Apartheid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said they would keep the issue under review and work together towards the recognition of the resolution at the international level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. African Union leaders meeting at at a two-day summit in Addis Ababa have adopted a resolution that describes slavery, deportation and colonialism as genocide and crimes against the people of Africa. 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