French President Emmanuel Macron has referred to Haiti's leaders as morons, sparking a diplomatic row between the two nations, reports The Guardian. According to the publication, Haiti's ...

Emmanuel Macron's statement comes 200 years after King Charles X recognized Haiti’s independence and imposed a massive debt on the country to compensate France for the loss of slave labor.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago.

On Thursday, 17 April 2025, Emmanuel Macron will speak on the bicentenary of Haiti’s recognition of independence. The president may address the history of the "ransom" the Caribbean nation was ...

The British papers offer hope – and a warning – as French President Emmanuel Macron begins the first French state visit to ...

President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Thursday that it was time to “recognize the truth of history,” 200 years after King Charles X recognized the independence of Haiti but demanded that ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is to set up a joint Franco-Haitian commission to examine France's past with its former Caribbean colony, but he made no mention of the possibility of reparations ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago.