The first year that saw the theft of Africans from Africa by western imperialists. As we reflect on the dark era of the transatlantic slave trade, Africa, particularly Nigeria, bore witness to an unimaginable saga of human suffering, exploitation and deprivation. The transatlantic slave trade tore families apart and scarred our collective memory, inflicting anguish and despair across generations. After hundred years of depletion of our human capital, through slave trade, colonialism followed with the mindless scramble and partition of African territories by European powers. Britain and other colonial masters must sooner than later, openly address the specific wrongdoings, blatant rape and exploitation of Africans and their resources.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 20, 2023 17:35 UTC