French lower house approves repeal of 17th-century slavery law
28 May 2026, 14:34 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/28/french-lower-house-approves-repeal-of-17th-century-slavery-law/
French lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people across France’s colonies, in a symbolic and long-awaited move.