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Apology and Reparation for Slave Trade: Beyond the Politics of Britain’s Kemi Badenoch

Bola A. Akinterinwa International relations, classical or contemporary, has always been fraught with injustice and unfairness in its conduct and management. The story of the slave trade is a case

  • Transatlantic slave trade resulted in forced trafficking of over twelve million Africans.
  • Slave owners received compensation, enslaved people not eligible for reparations.
  • March 25th marks International Day of Remembrance for slavery victims.

Astellas' Japanese employee in Chinese prison to be released in Dec.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. held in a Chinese prison for spying is expected to be released in December, sources close

  • Japanese Astellas employee to be released from Chinese prison in December
  • Detained in March 2023, sentenced to 3.5 years in July 2025
  • Expected deportation to Japan upon release

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