Belgium sends 93-year-old ex-diplomat to trial for 1961 murder of Congo's first PM — 65 years after they knew Belgium gets the precedent-setting headline without ever having to show us the verdict, and that timing isn't accident or tragedy, it's the format working exactly as designed.

Four angles. One story. More at gettheflies.com/belgium-sends-93-year-ol...

#TheFlies #Belgium #Congo #ColonialLegacy

From the fall of empires to modern wars, the Palestinian struggle remains at the heart of the region’s enduring crises.
By Nadeem Khalid

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#MiddleEastHistory #Israel #Palestine #IsraelPalestineConflict #ArabNationalism #IranSaudi #ColonialLegacy

How Colonial Legacies Continue To Haunt The Middle East A century after colonialism, the Middle East remains mired in conflicts shaped by ideology, power rivalries, and struggles over territory and resources

A century of colonial legacies and power rivalries has left the Middle East mired in conflict and uncertainty.
By Nadeem Khalid

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#MiddleEastHistory #Israel #Palestine #IsraelPalestineConflict #ArabNationalism #IranSaudi #ColonialLegacy

History, law, and politics collide at the Malaysia–Indonesia border The land boundary between what is now Indonesia and Malaysia itself can be traced back to colonial arrangements made by the Dutch and British.

The land boundary between what is now Indonesia and Malaysia itself can be traced back to colonial arrangements made by the Dutch and British. Bne IntelliNews #MalaysiaIndonesia #BorderHistory #ColonialLegacy #PoliticalBorder #HistoryMatters

Why Islamabad’s World War I Memorial Matters? - Stratheia World War I memorial in Islamabad highlights Pakistan’s ongoing struggle with heritage, memory, and responsible urban development.

Colonial-era memorials are not symbols of empire alone. They tell stories of local lives shaped by global wars. Ignoring them means silencing history.
#WW1 #ColonialLegacy #HistoricalMemory
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Vortragsreihe " #Sammeln" in der WLB / #Bibliothek #Museum
#Kolonialismus #coloniallegacy
u.a.: Herzog Carl Eugen als Sammler (23.04.2026, 18 Uhr)

Graphic showing a large open-pit mining site with dump trucks and drilling machinery on grey earth. At the top, white text reads “REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.” Below, a bold headline says “COLONIAL HARMS ARE STILL WITH US.” The quote beneath reads: “This toxic legacy of colonialism is not something confined to history books. It has real impacts on our health and security today, from poisoned water and failing agriculture to the spread of antimicrobial resistance across borders.” A small circular photo of Natalie Bennett appears with the caption “Natalie Bennett, Green Party Peer.” At the bottom is the Green Party sunflower logo and party name, with a small legal promoter line.

Colonial extraction didn’t end with the formal end of empire. Its toxic legacies still shape health, food systems and security around the world — and too often without accountability from the companies that profit.

#ColonialLegacy #PublicHealth

Papua New Guinea's borders, an 'aritifical invention' says academic - ABC Pacific Papua New Guinea's borderlines were officially marked and recognised when it became a independent state in 1975.

PNG Borders: Colonial lines and ongoing challenges with Indonesia
#WestPapua #PNG #ColonialBorders
#ColonialLegacy #PacificPolitics
#IndigenousPeoples #SelfDetermination

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#sapol #ecosystems #wilddogs #misleadingterm #dingostreatment #coloniallegacy

As if monarchy and empire hadn’t done enough harm already.
#ColonialLegacy #Monarchy #Empire #Accountability #Ireland

From Kashmir to Palestine, Britain’s colonial decisions still echo in blood and borders. Empires fade, but injustice endures.
#Kashmir #Palestine #ColonialLegacy
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Book Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field - Ramachandra Guha Cinema, Kanpur, Varanasi, Engineering, ITBHU, BHU, Books, Coaching Mandi, IIT Varanasi, Doordarshan,Teen Taal, Autobiographical, Culture, Society,

Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."

Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...

#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization

“Forgive & forget,” Kenyatta urged.
But Britain had already hidden the proof of torture and oppression.
Right To History uncovers the buried files—and the resilience of Kenyan memory.
#RightToHistory #KenyaHistory #ColonialLegacy

From 1967 to 2009, Britain denied Kenya’s stolen archives even existed.
A Mau Mau veterans’ case finally forced the truth: the files had been hidden in the UK all along.
#TheRightToHistory #ColonialLegacy

#ColonialLegacy

La colonization britannique fut l'un des empires coloniaux les plus étendus de l'histoire moderne, et s'est caractérisée par des exploitations agricoles, l'acquisition de ressources, le contrôle des routes commerciales, l'esclavage, etc. Tout, au détriment de ces peuples. #ColonialLegacy

🚨 MASSACRE IN CONGO 🚨
89 Christians slaughtered by jihadists — echoes of empire still haunt Africa.
🕌 Colonial borders = fault lines.
⚔️ Nigeria, Sudan, Sahel, Mozambique next?
🌍 History’s ghosts fuel tomorrow’s terror.

#Congo #Africa #Jihad #ColonialLegacy

Report: 350+ Greenlandic Women and Girls Forcibly Given Birth Control by Danish Officials

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#GreenlandJustice #ArcticTruths #InuitRights #ForcedContraception #DenmarkApologize #HumanRights #ColonialLegacy #MedicalEthics #IndependentReport

“It would seem ironic that the world spends more on things to destroy each other (military) and to destroy ourselves (drugs, alcohol and cigarettes) than on anything else.” #coloniallegacy #neocolonialism #westernhegemony

Op-Ed: Liberation Movements – Past Their Sell-By Dates? The former liberation movements of southern Africa – the ANC in South Africa, SWAPO in Namibia, the MPLA in Angola, among others – have gathered in South Africa under the lofty theme: “Defending the Liberation Gains, Advancing Integrated Socio-Economic Development, Strengthening Solidarity for a Better Africa.” On paper, it sounds noble. In reality, it reeks of irony. For decades, these movements carried the dreams of their people, leading struggles that dismantled colonialism and apartheid. They promised freedom, prosperity, and dignity. Today, however, many citizens look at them and ask: What liberation gains are left to defend? Liberation vs. Governance The transition from liberation movement to modern political party has been dismal. Rather than evolving into democratic, citizen-focused organizations, many have remained trapped in the rhetoric of struggle while presiding over failing states. Corruption has eaten through their ranks, trickling down into the very governments they control. Public trust has eroded. The ANC, once the beacon of African liberation, is now tethered to power through an “unhappy marriage” – a coalition with its political nemesis, the Democratic Alliance. It is a partnership born not out of vision, but out of desperation to cling to authority. The Namibian Case Closer to home, SWAPO, the pride of Namibia’s liberation, has watched its once unshakable two-thirds majority crumble. The 2024 elections forced the party into survival mode, barely holding onto power. President [NNN] inherited a weakened mandate and a Parliament short on capable allies. Her cabinet, by many accounts, is not her ideal team but the only one available given SWAPO’s reduced strength. To her credit, she battles valiantly with the hand she has been dealt – yet the cracks in the system are glaring. Socio-economic development has stagnated. Youth unemployment festers. Corruption scandals linger. And the gap between promise and delivery widens by the day. The Lost Moral Compass There was a time when African leadership was anchored in moral clarity and selfless service. Leaders like Samora Machel, Sam Nujoma, Julius Nyerere, Robert Mugabe (in his early years), and Nelson Mandela embodied principled governance. They were not perfect, but they stood for something bigger than themselves. Today’s liberation movements often stand for staying in power – at any cost. The moral compass has been replaced by political expediency. Have They Run Out of Ideas? The summit’s theme speaks of “advancing socio-economic development” and “strengthening solidarity.” Yet, these are the very areas where liberation parties have failed. If after decades in power they still need to “discuss” these issues, what does that say about their ability to deliver? More troubling is the question of generational transition. Most of these parties are led by aging elites clinging to liberation credentials while failing to resonate with the young. The youth – who never experienced the struggle – are demanding jobs, innovation, and a voice in shaping their future. They are met with slogans from the past and leaders who seem stuck in yesterday. Another Talk Shop? Will this summit produce anything beyond a glossy communiqué? History suggests not. These gatherings have become ritualistic talk shops – high on rhetoric, low on tangible outcomes. Meanwhile, ordinary Africans wait for the “better Africa” that never comes. The Hard Questions As these liberation movements pat each other on the back, citizens must ask: * Have these movements outlived their usefulness? * Are they capable of reinventing themselves to meet the challenges of today? * Or are they relics of a glorious past, now stumbling toward irrelevance? The sad truth is that liberation history, however heroic, cannot forever be a license to govern. The people will not eat slogans. They need jobs, security, and leaders who govern with integrity. Until these parties confront their failures, embrace generational change, and put citizens before power, summits like this one will remain what they have become: empty political theatre. The liberation was won decades ago. The question now is: who will liberate us from the liberators?

#LiberationMovements #AfricanPolitics #ColonialLegacy #SocialJustice #DemocracyInAfrica

🚆 Africa’s railway network mapped (~89,000 km)

Many railways still follow colonial extraction routes

🇿🇲 Zambia: Copperbelt hub

🇲🇼 Malawi: landlocked, rail via Mozambique

Built in #R
#Africa #Railways #TransportInfrastructure #GIS #DataViz #ColonialLegacy #Cartography #OpenData #RStats

📜 IMSPARK: Full Citizenship Without Exception📜 Social justice, Digital Equity, Poverty, Accessible Technology, Marginalized communities, Pacific, COFA, Veterans, Low-Income, Affordable housing

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📜 IMSPARK: Full Citizenship Without Exception📜

#AmericanSamoa, #BirthrightCitizenship, #ColonialLegacy, #CommunityEmpowerment, #EqualUnderLaw, #IMSPARK, #PacificJustice, #TerritorialEquality, #VotingRights

When shall Africa ever awaken to the writing on the wall and rise? Kae Matundu Tjiparuro IT is mindboggling how many times African leaders have to read the writing on the wall, which has been there since the days Imperialism and Colonialism, for them to realise that they are on their own. Regarding steering and shepherding African societies towards genuine economic emancipation and/or the whatever after Kwame Nkurumah’s political kingdom which all of the African countries have obtained. But since the dawn of political kingdoms not much have been happening and is happening to reach what should be the promised land. Economic emancipation.  That few if any of these countries can ever claim to have attained, let alone if only having moved be it a quarter and/or halfway towards it. With many of them remaining stuck in the political kingdom and to and for whom the nominal political kingdom now seeming to have become the destination.   With the would-be liberators and emancipators now willing, obedient and benign  hitchhikers in the vehicles  driven by former colonisers, today’s so-called development partners. While these development partners are no more than like in the colonial era nothing else but front women and men for Capitalism.  With the destination crystal clear, which is and has been no more and no less than Capitalism.  Living in its throes, that is after the extraction of raw minerals, the communities from where extractions are taking place and have been taking place, at best impoverished communities and at worst communities in ruins, ravaged by internecine wars fueled by the very same masters of Capitalism pretending to be development partners-cum-philanthropists.  This Capitalist template, which has been playing and recurring all over Africa, and to which African has lately been reawakening as exemplified by Burkina Faso under her leader Ibrahim Traore, has lately been flagrantly applied to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Where Capitalism’s present day foremost overlord, Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (USA), himself a warmonger as proven recently  with his ordering and commandeering of the bombardments  against the Islamic Republic of Iran, has proven.  All in the name of incapacitating Iran in terms of her nuclear capability. While it is known  and has been known that the USA’s actions against Iran are orchestrated by her ongoing trade wars with China. China, with Brazil, India and South Africa, in the emerging economic bloc of Brics, are destined to break America’s economic  stranglehold,  whereby the world has been beholden in transacting trade in the US Dollar. The finer points of the so-called peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda are yet to be known and seen for  what they are. But it is not difficult to know and seen that it has all the hallmarks of Trump’s, to make America Great Again. By continuing to siphon off the rich mineral resources of the DRC in the best interest of the USA. Because Trump has not been mincing his words that the interests of America and the American people come first. Not only this but he is and has been ready to make America Great Again by any means necessary. Hence her wars being currently fought on her behalf in the Middle East by Israel.  While that being the case African leaders have never been losing any opportunity to cow and pamper themselves to Imperialist countries. Not only this but condoning everything that the Capitalist  countries do. Which has been exclusively in the interests of these countries and their people. And never to the mutual benefit of the South, let alone Africa. While pretending any deals the North is and has been striking with the South, including with Africa, has been dangled in the African faces as in their best interests. While it is and has been clear to Africa that whatever the Imperialist Capitalist countries do with regard to especially Africa, and the whole so-called developing world, is only siphoning off the natural resources of these countries with little if any benefit at all to the countries naturally endowed with these natural resources. Which practically speaking the African countries do not own but are owned by multinational corporations from the metropoles of the Capitalist countries.  The latest case in point being the “deal” which the US President apparently brokered between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  and Rwanda. It seems for the USA and fellow Capitalist countries African natural resources and the extraction thereof is legitimate and beneficial to African when it is being done by them but not by the Africans themselves and fellows. Just like in the case of Rwanda which is and has been accused to fueling the internecine war in the DRC to its own benefit because of the rich endowment with natural resources. It is only baffling how and why one African country cannot and should not benefit from the resources of a neighbour. Is this not what trade between and within African should and must be all about as per the African Continental Free Trade Area?  Which is all about the creation of a single market for goods and services facilitated by the movement of persons in order to deepen the economic integration of the African continent. Surely Africa’s natural resources must also be part of this equation. For what could is the agreement without keeping the continent’s natural resources within the continent. Extracting and processing them within for the benefit, foremost, of the continent’s people. This is why all over the world there are regional economic blocs. To ensure that natural resources are to the benefit of the respective regional constituents and their peoples.  But when it comes to Africa, it is and has been clear that the beneficiaries has been more, if not only so, the Capitalist countries and their peoples. While Africans have been grossly short-changed if not overly exploited. Yet Africa has been eagerly clamouring for the others’ economic blocs instead of cementing their own. The purpose of the other economics blocs which have not been well meant but to continue to plunder African natural resources thereby continuing to under-develop the continent. A case in point being the European Union relationship with Africa. That has been pretended to help Africa industrialise. More than 60 years after, there’s nothing to this effect that African can be proud of in terms of its strides towards industrialisation. Yet the chorus remains industrialisation which nowadays have been re-coined to scupper Africa’s industrialisation dream. To replace it with beneficiation. Meaning continuing to serve Africa with crumbs from its own natural resources.

#AfricaAwakening #EconomicEmancipation #AfricanLeaders #ColonialLegacy #PoliticalKingdom

what could an anti-colonial and anti-oppression future look like for disciplines studying ancient pasts? what would your dream be? #IDreamOfAFreePalestine #PeoplingThePast #Archaeology #ColonialLegacy #CulturalHeritage

Germany backs an occupier bombing neighbors under the lie of “self-defense.”
But attacking Iran over suspicion isn’t defense.
They created this mess with Hitler and British Zionism-now they fund the fallout.

#Palestine #Iran #Germany #ColonialLegacy

⚡ To achieve genuine transformation and fulfill the right to food for ALL, we must overhaul: 📊 Economic structures 💼 Financial incentives🌐 Global systems

#DecolonizeFood #WATCH2025 #FoodJustice #SystemChange #ColonialLegacy

Western Exceptionalism and the Politics of Privilege and Punishment The belief in Western superiority—rooted in centuries of colonial dominance, military power, and economic control—continues to shape how the United States and Europe engage with the world. These nations often see themselves not as equal participants in a shared global system, but as exceptional actors, entitled to privileges that others are denied. This worldview, built ... The post Western Exceptionalism and the Politics of Privilege and Punishment first appeared on street art united states.

Western Exceptionalism and the Politics of Privilege and Punishment #WesternExceptionalism #ColonialLegacy #GlobalPolitics

Urdu Bazaars And Governors' Mansions: Life Under The Apartheid Of The British Raj In 1971, when I eagerly returned to Pakistan to serve there as a cardiovascular surgeon, I found the country was still shackled with British rules and

Colonialism stripped us of culture, dignity, and pride — its scars still linger. True liberation means reclaiming our identity, not forgetting the past.
By Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain

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#ColonialLegacy #DecoloniseMinds #Cultural #ColonialTruth #History

Join us for a tour through the origins of Classics and ideas of "western civilization" #peoplingthepast #CulturalHeritage #ColonialLegacy #TheGrandTour