The Adwa Memorial Museum opens its doors on February 11, 2024, inviting us to reflect on Ethiopia's triumphs and the unity that binds us. Kudos to the government for this monumental initiative! #AdwaMuseum#Ethiopia@FrancescPedroED@Reuters@AJEnglish https://t.co/8c3X3PNK05
We have no intention of threatening the sovereignty of any nation but we would like a rules based access to the Red Sea. Our request is to initiate discussions towards sustainable solutions. #PMAbiyResponds#AbiyAhmed@hawelti@BBCAfrica@AFP
PM @AbiyAhmedAli and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the elevation of partnership between their two countries from a comprehensive and enduring strategic cooperative partnership to an All Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership level @CNNAfrica
In August 1834, slavery was abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
August 1st is Emancipation Day, a public holiday in several Caribbean countries.
The British like other colonial powers had allowed the widespread practice of slavery to take place during the time of expansion to the new world. In 1772, the ruling in the case of Somerset v Stewart determined that slavery was unsupported by the common law in England and Wales.
Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. The territories controlled at that time by the East India Company, Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) and St. Helen's were excluded. Slavery was not abolished in these regions until 1843.
The first country in the world to observe a public holiday for Emancipation Day was Trinidad and Tobago  , when Emancipation Day replaced Discovery Day in 1985.
Ref; Decision of Lord Mansfield in the Somerset Case, 1772 (read on: https://t.co/dHJfUavIew)
While the ruling was not clear on the situation in other parts of the Empire, this case was seen as a key turning point in the change towards emancipation.
BRITAIN’S RACIAL BIAS EXPOSED
There are so many ways that the British are racist without even realising.
Why, for example, are Australians working as baristas in London seen as ‘expats,’ whereas Africans doing the same job are called ‘immigrants’?
It’s one of a number of prejudices exposed in this brilliant dissection of British racial bias by UK rapper and activist Akala.
#Akala #London #Expats #Australians
🚨🚨 One of Justin Trudeau’s brothers, Michel died on a skiing trip and his body was never found👇
This is how Justin Trudeau responded to his death : “if Michel just stayed home and played Nintendo or Chess, none of this would’ve ever happened, but he chose to go out there and that’s what made the difference”😳
Does this sound or look like someone that cares?! I don’t think so - Justin Trudeau is a sociopath