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Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to the transatlantic slave trade

Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to the transatlantic slave trade: The Slave Ship, by William Turner (1840): slavers throw overboard the dead and dying as a typhoon approaches. Wikimedia In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years …

Kherson one year on: a city bereft of its younger residents and still bombarded by Russian forces across the river

Kherson one year on: a city bereft of its younger residents and still bombarded by Russian forces across the river: It is a year now since Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson. I knew it before the war as a polyglot and bustling port city (if still determinedly Soviet in feel) sitting largely on the western (right) …

‘One-chance’ in Lagos: how criminal gangs rob city commuters

‘One-chance’ in Lagos: how criminal gangs rob city commuters: “One-chance” is the name Nigerians use for a form of robbery that takes place in both public and private vehicles when people accept the offer of a ride. It is an organised crime, perpetrated by people who work together, using a strategy of hailing passengers into …

Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs

Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs: This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar Azzouz. The Israeli bombardment of Gaza following the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7 has forced hundreds of thousands of …