‘Two hundred years on, ‘the legacy of colonialism’ remains firmly intact in Haiti and across Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Macron also announced the creation of a joint French-Haitian historical commission to ‘’examine our shared past” and assess relations, but did not directly address longstanding Haitian demands for reparations. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s François Picard is pleased to welcome Pierre Haski, French journalist specialising in geopolitics at France Inter et “Nouvel Obs”, Co-founder of Rue89, author of “Décolonisations africaines” and President of Reporters sans frontières (RSF).