Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologised for the Netherlands' "slavery past", which he said continues to have negative effects. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's comments were part of the government's wider acknowledgment of the country's past. For that I offer the apologies of the Dutch government," the Dutch prime minister said. For centuries, in the name of the Dutch State, human beings were made into commodities, exploited and abused," Rutte said. Dutch children are however taught little about the role Netherlands played in the slave trade, Reuters added.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2022 22:51 UTC