US EditionAlgeria Compels France to Face Its Colonial Crimes
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This new legislation introduces clear criteria and a transparent procedure for responding to the requests of the countries concerned.
There are an increasing number of requests for restitution from former French colonies, which is why a law is being worked on in Paris that would facilitate the removal of the affected cultural goods from museum collections, writes MTI. During his visit to Ouagadougou in 2017, President Emmanuel Macron promised that the government would submit to parliament a bill to regulate and simplify the restitution of goods illegally acquired by France - m…
Parts of a treasure returned to Mali ? Personal effects of an emir of the nineteenth century returned to Algeria ? Faced with the requests for restitution that flowed, the French Parliament examines from this Wednesday, January 28, 2026 a law to facilitate the exit of colonial property from the collections of museums. Promised to Ouagadougou [...] Article France: The Parliament examines a law to facilitate colonial restitutions appeared first on…
The French parliament began considering a bill on Wednesday aimed at facilitating the return of cultural property acquired during the colonial era from French museum collections, amid growing demands for restitution from African countries, lawmakers announced. The bill, promised by President Emmanuel Macron in 2017, seeks to establish a legal framework that simplifies the process of returning property acquired through what are described as "ille…
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the upper house of Parliament begins to examine the draft law on the return of cultural property unlawfully taken to other states. This is the fulfillment of a promise by Emmanuel Macron, who undertook nine years ago to allow the return of African heritage.
The question of colonial heritage remains a sensitive subject in relations between the African States and France. For years, Paris has called for "turning the page of the past" by including dialogue in the registers of memory, reconciliation and symbolic gestures. However, for many former colonies, this approach remains insufficient - above all because it is rarely accompanied by explicit recognition of the responsibility of the colonial State.
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