'The Netherlands should learn lessons from Germany's botched reparations deal to address colonial crimes in Namibia, where the failure to consult with affected communities derailed the process,' says AlmazTeffera as the Dutch PM apologizes for slavery.
In addition to formally apologizing, the Dutch government said it will allocate €227 million to slavery education and a museum.
"Whether the Dutch government apologizes for slavery or not today, the smug ignorance of the act itself is clear.
Roy Kaikusi Groenberg of the Honor and Recovery Foundation—a group focusing on Suriname, a former Dutch colony in South America—that"it takes two to tango—apologies have to be received," and that"the way the government is handling this, it's coming across as a neocolonial belch."
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