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Algeria will host the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa from 30 November to 1 December 2025, according to an announcement by the Algerian Embassy in Zambia.
The high-level meeting follows African Union (AU) Assembly Decision 903 (XXXVIII) adopted in February 2025, which endorsed Algeria as host of a continental conference aligned with the AU’s 2025 theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.”
According to the Embassy, the conference is intended to advance the AU agenda to criminalise colonialism, slavery, racial segregation and apartheid as crimes against humanity, an effort strongly supported by Algeria given its own history under colonial rule.
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The event will bring together ministers, jurists, historians, academics and experts from Africa, the Caribbean and other regions.
Deliberations will examine the human, cultural, economic and environmental impacts of colonialism, including intergenerational trauma, plunder of resources, distorted economic systems and environmental damage.
Delegates will also explore legal mechanisms aimed at strengthening the criminalisation of colonialism and establishing a permanent African mechanism for reparations and restitution.
One of the expected outcomes is the adoption of the “Algiers Declaration,” a document intended to codify colonial crimes and outline an AU strategy on justice and reparations.
The declaration will be submitted to the AU Summit in February 2026 for consideration and endorsement.
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