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African Government/City/Municipal Authority

African Delegates (Charles Nzally, Gambia, Chiluba Mosunda, Zambia)

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement28/09/2022
Issuing BodyAfrican Government/City/Municipal Authority
Apology & Regret StatementsWhile there are no transcripts from the event, it is said that tribal officials read out letters of apology.
Verification Sourcehttps://africanvibes.com/african-delegates-offer-apology-for-africas-role-in-the-slave-trade
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Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Politician)

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement01/10/2010
Issuing BodyAfrican Government/City/Municipal Authority
Apology & Regret StatementsOn behalf of the Arabs, I’ll like to condemn, apologize, and express deep sorrow for the conduct of some Arabs – especially the wealthy among them – towards their African brothers. The wealthy Arabs treated their African brothers in a disgraceful way in the past. They brought children and took them to North Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula, and to other Arab regions. They subjugated and traded in them. They engaged in slavery and human trafficking in a most abominable fashion, to tell you the truth. We are ashamed, along with our African brothers, when we recall this. We are ashamed of those who behaved in this manner, and especially the wealthy Arabs, who viewed their African brothers as inferior slaves.
This is no different from the way the West – America, and Europe – behaved towards the Africans. They would hunt them like animals, treat them like slaves, and act like colonialists. They engaged in colonialism and exploited them, and this continues to this day. We extend our apology and express our sorrow.
Verification Sourcehttps://www.africanexponent.com/post/6905-gaddadi-apologized-for-the-arab-slave-trade
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