POLITICS● LOW1h ago · Oct 21, 2026, 6:04 AM
France turns page on Code Noir as Parliament approves symbolic repeal
RFI [en] · western europe
France’s Parliament has unanimously approved the symbolic repeal of the Code Noir and related legislation governing slavery in its former colonies, closing a legal chapter left formally unresolved since abolition in 1848.
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