France repeals Code Noir, ending a centuries-old legal remnant of slavery
France's National Assembly unanimously repealed the 1685 Code Noir, which treated enslaved people as property, in a rare bipartisanship move that ends a legal remnant of slavery; Macron said reparations should be considered but warned against false promises, and the debate underscored enduring inequalities in France's overseas territories tied to its colonial past.
