The African Union just declared slavery, colonialism, and deportation official crimes against Africans — and the reparations decade has begun. In this episode of The Strategic Lens, we break down the landmark AU resolution passed at the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa on February 15, 2026, decode the Algiers Declaration, and unpack what the AU Decade of Reparations 2026–2036 really means for Africa, the diaspora, and global justice.
This was not a speech. It was a strategy — years in the making. We trace how Algeria engineered the Algiers Declaration, why Ghana was named continental reparations champion, and how Togo quietly introduced the resolution that 55 African nations voted to pass. We also ask the question most analysts are avoiding: can Africa call its creditors criminals and still negotiate debt relief?
We cover the full picture — the legal weight of classifying colonialism as a crime against humanity, the pressure this puts on former colonial powers like the UK and France, what it means for African diaspora communities in the Americas and Caribbean, and whether this landmark AU resolution is a historic turning point or another declaration without teeth.
If you follow African geopolitics, Pan-African development, African history, reparations debates, or the shifting balance of power between Africa and Europe — this episode is built for you.
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On February 15, 2026, 55 African leaders quietly passed a resolution that most Western outlets barely covered. The African Union officially declared slavery, forced deportation, and colonialism to be crimes against humanity — and gen*cide — against African peoples. A formal legal position backed by 55 countries and a ten-year plan.
We broke down the full picture in this episode — the Algiers Declaration, Algeria's geopolitical play, Ghana's role as continental champion, the pressure on Europe, the debt dilemma nobody wants to talk about, and what the AU Decade of Reparations 2026–2036 actually means for Africa and the diaspora.
Now I want to hear from YOU.
Two questions I'm genuinely sitting with after making this episode:
👉 Is this a historic turning point — or will it stall like declarations before it?
👉 And here's the harder one: if colonialism was officially a crime, should Africa's current debt structure be reconsidered as part of the damage?
Drop your take below. I read every single comment on this channel. Always have.
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So is current day slavery outlawed IN Africa as well? Just curious.
Black magic has humanity in a death roll. This falls on Africa and Freemasonry along with all elitist organizations. Life force is much more important than money. I would like to see somebody approach this comment with a righteous intention and rebuttal it. Thanks ✌️
This is the First time I heard of this 🎉 Thank you for this information; US media would Never expose this; many US states are pushing to Stop the little bit of Black history in the USA
It is a crime, sorry does not count, it’s reality, billions of voices count, 55 countries count, a whole continent, and, diaspora, stands, long term Africa can survive. Conformation.
Nobody cares! Move on…
If youll take back all of the US dependants, I'm all for it. Otherwise, too bad!
what do you call the killings in Sudan by africans against africans ? Nobody is or was better at killing africans than their fellow africans
Frank Zuna will tell you why this will never work…
If it’s a crime to do it to others, why not when it has happened to innocent Africans enjoying life in Africa? 🤷♂️
Hm…but who helped with colonialism isn't you self ?
Louis hold African strategic series on the critical issues facing continental and Diaspora africa
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade has its origins in the Arab slave trade and was an extension of it. Africans sold slaves to Europeans it was a trade because slavery was common in Africa and part of society.
There will be no reparations only an end to foreign aid to Africa.
This is a grift, a money for nothing scam. Arabs and Africans sold the slaves they possessed to Europeans and now they want reparations. More welfare money because they are incapable of developing their countries.
This is big modern we think
Don't mention Europe because Europe has 50 countries and not just Great Britain, France, Belgium… My country didn't do anything to you. It was even occupied by the USSR for 45 years.
That would be the same as me asking you for reparations because the Moors kept Spain occupied for almost 800 years!?
Anyway, you seem like a Russian propagandist to me.
Africa makes collonialism a crime.
UN backs Ghana reparations but EU abstains from voting.
EU establishes a security node in Ghana.
Trying to establish their hold before AU properly rolls out mechanisms for preventing collonialsm.
Dutch are still proud of they colonial past 😂
Barbados and Africa in Sync….
Coming man, it really was a crime, those sockers call African savage but they were one who committed the savagery act.