Arrachés violemment à leur terre et à leurs proches, ils furent des millions à se retrouver enchaînés, entassés comme des bêtes dans des bateaux, contraints à traverser à pied forêts ou déserts dans des conditions tellement inhumaines que presque la moitié d’entre eux en mouraient. Ce crime effroyable, qui a dévasté l’Afrique subsaharienne, a pris de nombreux visages au cours des siècles. Car ses exécuteurs et ses commanditaires sont issus de tous les horizons : de l’Afrique elle-même avec la traite interne, des différentes terres musulmanes avec les traites orientales, de l’Europe avec la traite atlantique.
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Napoleon’s bicentennial under shadow of COVID-19 and contention
By AFP Published: Apr 27, 2021 06:38 PM In the Grand Hall de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris, the trappings of an emperor are gathered: magnificent outfits, weapons, medals, porcelains, a monumental wedding carriage.
A visitor looks at a painting of Napoleon in the museum dedicated to him at Ile-d Aix, France, on April 1. Photos: AFP
The question, as the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte s death approaches on May 5, is when anyone will get to see them.
The English are once again involved in scuppering his celebrations, after
la variante anglaise of COVID-19 triggered a fresh wave of the pandemic and sent France back into lockdown.
Bicentennial of Napoleon’s death under shadow of COVID-19 and controversy
AFP, PARIS
In the Grande Halle de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris, the trappings of an emperor are gathered, including magnificent outfits, weapons, medals, porcelain and a monumental wedding carriage.
The question, as the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death approaches on Wednesday next week, is when anyone is to get to see them.
The English are once again involved in scuppering his celebrations, after
la variante anglaise of COVID-19 triggered a fresh wave of the pandemic and sent France back into lockdown.
A driver helps an elderly woman board his electric bus in the Corsican capital Ajaccio, France, on March 25. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, displayed on the bus’ side panel, was born on Corsica in 1769.
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