Nigeria, April 19 -- It was a day of mourning. Thursday, 17 April was exactly 200 years that France imposed an evil tax on Haiti for daring to stop slavery and securing its independence. Haiti, till date, is in deep crises mainly due to the debilitating effects of that criminal tax and interferences from Europe and the United States (US).

Haiti struck a death blow against slavery and colonialism by militarily defeating a combination of the French and British forces, after a 13-year war of liberation which began on 21 August, 1791. It was initially an uneven war in which the European armies had vastly superior military advantages, and the revolt was considered a walkover. But the enslaving countries did not factor in the determination of ...