colonialism

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Gilles Yabi, a Senegal-based political analyst focusing on relations between France and Africa, told the BBC's Newsday programme: "There's a new generation of Africans who… want to turn the page on colonialism and post-colonial influence."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

President Macron will also address the conference on Friday, having told the World Economic Forum in Davos last month that now was "not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The peoples of the corn remain connected in spite of the heavy influences of colonialism.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz