HAITI’S INDEPENDENCE DEBT: 200 YEARS LATER, DEMANDS FOR REPARATIONS FROM FRANCE INTENSIFY

Spread the loveFaith Nyasuguta  Thursday, April 17 marked exactly 200 years since Haiti was forced to sign the Indemnity Agreement with France, a turning point many historians say condemned the Caribbean nation to a cycle of poverty and foreign dependence. As Haiti celebrates two centuries of independence, the painful legacy of that 1825 agreement has … Continue reading HAITI’S INDEPENDENCE DEBT: 200 YEARS LATER, DEMANDS FOR REPARATIONS FROM FRANCE INTENSIFY