The Haitian Revolution was the first global shock to the colonial order, Fortifi Lushima, national coordinator of the non-governmental organization Urgence Panafricaniste in the DRC, told Sputnik. But independence came at a high price. In 1825, France imposed a staggering debt of 150 million gold francs on Haiti, aiming to deter other colonies from rebelling. … Continue reading Haiti’s Post-independence debt signals enduring colonial Slavery