MUSEVENI APOLOGISES FOR SLAVERY...

Uganda’s President has apologised for the sin of slavery committed by African chiefs because of their participation in the European slave trade. And while asking for forgiveness, he appealed to Africa’s diaspora to return home. While European colonisers enslaved millions, Yoweri Museveni says it could not have happened without the complicity of African leaders at the time.

During this humble speech, he recognises the wounds of the past and offers healing through honest acknowledgement and regret. But will his thoughtful words tempt the diaspora back to their ancestral and spiritual home? And will other world leaders be inspired to make similar conciliatory remarks?

An estimated 28 million Africans were sold into slavery between 1450 and the early 19th century.

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