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Oct 24, 2024
APIA, Samoa (AFP) -- The Bahamas' Prime Minister said it was time for the Commonwealth to seek "justice" for the brutal history of slavery, as Britain's former colonies demanded to discuss reparations with King Charles at a key summit Friday.
"The time has come to have a real dialogue about how we address these historical wrongs," Prime Minister Philip Davis told AFP at a Commonwealth summit in Samoa.
The biennial meeting of the 56-nation bloc -- made up mostly of former British colonies -- had ho...
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