Police officers wearing protective face masks stand guard as a banner is seen with a message before a planned protest for the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Police officers wearing protective face masks stand guard as a banner is seen with a message before a planned protest for the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Police officers on horses are seen outside Oriel College beneath a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes, before a planned protest for the statues removal, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

A placard is seen with a message before a planned protest for the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Police officers stand guard as a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes is seen on the side of Oriel College in Oxford, before a planned protest for it's removal, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes is seen on the side of Oriel College in Oxford, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes is seen on the side of Oriel College in Oxford, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Oxford, Britain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

The statue of Cecil Rhodes is seen on the facade of Oriel College in Oxford, southern England, in this file photograph dated December 30, 2015. The chancellor of the University of Oxford responded in January 2016 to a student campaign to remove a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes from one of the university's colleges by warning against rewriting history according to today's moral standards. Inspired by protests at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, which led to its statue of Rhodes being removed in April 2015, the "Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford" campaign says the statue at Oriel College celebrates a legacy of racism and violence. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/files 

A member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) gestures after the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Members of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) participate in the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), cheers during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Members of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) pose for photographs after the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Members of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) pose for photographs after the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Daniel Macharia, a former Mau Mau General and a member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), wears a traditional attire of monkey skin to symbolize victory, during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Christian Turner (L), British High Commissioner to Kenya, touches the statues during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Gitu wa Kahengeri (C), Secretary-General of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), addresses members during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Esther Miano, 82, a former Mau Mau Commander and a member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), cheers during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Ngugi Munyoike, 80, a former Mau Mau fighter and a member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), cheers during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A member (C) of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) arrives for the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A member (C) of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA) yawns while attending the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Esther Miano, 82, a former Mau Mau Commander and a member of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), cheers during the inauguration of the memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Gitu wa Kahengeri (centre L), Secretary-General of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association (MMWVA), and Christian Turner (centre R), British High Commissioner to Kenya, arrive for the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya "Emergency" at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Christian Turner (L), British High Commissioner to Kenya, unveils the statues during the inauguration of a memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment by the British colonialists during the Kenya “Emergency” at Uhuru Park's Freedom Corner, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 12, 2015. The memorial follows a multi-million dollar compensation settlement, agreed by Britain in 2013, for thousands of Kenyans tortured by colonial forces during an uprising at the tail end of the British Empire. The torture took place during the so-called Kenyan "Emergency" of 1952-60, when fighters from the Mau Mau movement attacked British targets, causing panic among white settlers and alarming the government in London. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has estimated 90,000 Kenyans were killed or maimed and 160,000 detained during the uprising. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

South Korean President Park Geun-hye waves with participants during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, on Liberation Day in Seoul, South Korea, August 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

South Korean President Park Geun-hye (bottom C) gives three cheers for the country during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, on Liberation Day in Seoul, South Korea, August 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A former British colonial administration building with a covered stairway looks out over the bay from the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. It is often said in Freetown that these houses, which were built for British colonial administrators, came to West Africa flat-packed from the London department store Harrods. The current inhabitants of Hill Station, Sierra Leonean civil servants and their families, say they do sometimes still get electricity. Pipe-borne water is now non-existent though. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 29 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A former British colonial administration building with a covered stairway stands in the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. Alongside the Krio Board Houses, the Hill Station area of Freetown is home to another set of striking timber dwellings with a different history. After research in Freetown indicated that mosquitoes vectored malaria, around 100 years ago the British colonial authorities relocated their settlement from the stifling coastal flats to higher ground. Large wooden dwellings stand on metal stilts driven into concrete piles. Covered porches descend to ground level. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 27 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

The covered stairway of a former British colonial administration building in the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. Alongside the Krio Board Houses, the Hill Station area of Freetown is home to another set of striking timber dwellings with a different history. After research in Freetown indicated that mosquitoes brought malaria, around 100 years ago the British colonial authorities relocated their settlement from the stifling coastal flats to higher ground. Large wooden dwellings stand on metal stilts driven into concrete piles. Covered porches descend to ground level. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 28 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A patchwork of rusted metal sheets covers aging wooden planks on the side of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. The Board House style has been in steady decline for decades, as stone and concrete became more fashionable. Many of the homes are now dilapidated and patched with sheets of rusted metal to keep out rain during the wet season. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 26 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Jacob Thomas, 48, poses for a portrait outside House 7 on Grey Lane in Congo Town, which local residents say was built in 1902, making it the oldest remaining colonial-era Board House in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Thomas said it was built by his great-grandmother's family after she returned from Britain. She had originally been taken as a slave from her home in Brazzaville, Congo, at that time a French colony, according to the family. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 25 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Rusted metal sheets cover the side of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. The Board House style has been in steady decline for decades, as stone and concrete became more fashionable. Many of the homes are now dilapidated and patched with sheets of rusted metal to keep out rain during the wet season. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 24 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A vendor's kiosk offers goods for sale beside a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 23 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A shop attached to a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century stands open in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 22 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A former British colonial administration building is nestled behind trees in the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. Alongside the Krio Board Houses, the Hill Station area of Freetown is home to another set of striking timber dwellings, once belonging to British colonial authorities who relocated their settlement from the stifling coastal flats to higher ground to avoid mosquito-borne malaria. Large wooden dwellings stand on metal stilts driven into concrete piles. Covered porches descend to ground level. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 21 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A former British colonial administration building stands on stilts in the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. Alongside the Krio Board Houses, the Hill Station area of Freetown is home to another set of striking timber dwellings with a different history. After research in Freetown indicated that mosquitoes brought malaria, around 100 years ago the British colonial authorities relocated their settlement from the stifling coastal flats to higher ground. Large wooden dwellings stand on metal stilts driven into concrete piles. Covered porches descend to ground level. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 20 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A man listens to the radio amidst a collection of homes built in the style of traditional colonial-era Board Houses dating back about a century in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 19 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A girl looks out of the door of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Sierra Leone was once largely forested, but Manilius Garber, vice president of the Sierra Leone Institute of Architects, says some Board Houses were also constructed using timber carried as ballast in ships bound for Freetown, including old pine from Canada. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 17 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

The ground floor doorway of a former British colonial administration building is marked by age in the Hill Station neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 25, 2012. Alongside the Krio Board Houses, the Hill Station area of Freetown is home to another set of striking timber dwellings with a different history. Picture taken April 25, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 16 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A dog sits on the steps of a door into the compound of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 18 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Painted metal from flattened oil drums covers the walls of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 15 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Painted metal covers the walls of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. The Board House style has been in steady decline for decades, as stone and concrete became more fashionable. Many of the homes are now dilapidated and patched with sheets of rusted metal to keep out rain during the wet season. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 14 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Painted wood and metal brighten a recreation kiosk attached to a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on the main road through the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 13 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Painted wooden planks cover the facade of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on King Street in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Scattered across Sierra Leone's capital Freetown stand ageing wooden houses, some of which look more like they belong on the east coast of 18th century America than in a steamy West African city. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 12 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Old wooden planks cover the facade of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. The surviving Board Houses are thought to be around 100 years old. In 1940 a British colonial ordinance forbade the construction of thatched dwellings as the original Board Houses were called due to fire hazard. By that stage though the style was already in decline, as stone and later concrete became more fashionable. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 10 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Painted wooden planks cover the facade of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on King Street in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. It is hard to assess the surviving number of Board Houses in Sierra Leone, some of which were destroyed in the country's devastating 1991-2002 civil war. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 11 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Old wooden planks cover the facade of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Sierra Leone was once largely forested, but Manilius Garber, vice president of the Sierra Leone Institute of Architects, says some Board Houses were also constructed using timber carried as ballast in ships bound for Freetown, including old pine from Canada. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 09 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A girl carries a water bucket while another dresses inside a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Sierra Leone was once largely forested, but Manilius Garber, vice president of the Sierra Leone Institute of Architects, says some Board Houses were also constructed using timber carried as ballast in ships bound for Freetown, including old pine from Canada. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 08 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

Women sit on the porch in the back courtyard of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Escaped slaves and their descendants came to Sierra Leone in the 1800s. Later in the nineteenth century a West Indian regiment was also stationed in the west African nation. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 07 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A woman combs her hair in the back courtyard of a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century in the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. Board Houses are a reconstruction of cabin-like structures built in the 18th century on the American eastern seaboard. There were some modifications though, notably a three-foot base layer of porous local stone (seen here) that helped anchor the house down during Sierra Leone's torrential wet season. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 06 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A woman walks past a traditional colonial-era Board House, now covered in corrugated metal, dating back about a century on the main road through the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. It is hard to assess the surviving number of Board Houses in Sierra Leone, some of which were destroyed in the country's devastating 1991-2002 civil war. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 05 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A woman stands outside a traditional colonial-era Board House, now covered in corrugated metal, dating back about a century on the main road through the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Former American slaves and free blacks sought refuge with the British during the American Revolutionary War. After the British defeat they were evacuated to Nova Scotia in Eastern Canada, and in 1792 a contingent came to Sierra Leone and began building Board Houses, known as 'bode ose' in the krio vernacular. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 04 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

People walk past a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on the main road through the Murray Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 28, 2012. The home is one of the West Indies-influenced board houses in Freetown - known as 'bode ose' in the krio vernacular. The city's unique architecture is a living link to its past history as a colony established for freed slaves. Picture taken April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 03 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century stands on the main road through the Congo Town neighbourhood of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Scattered across Sierra Leone's capital Freetown stand ageing wooden houses, some of which look more like they belong on the east coast of 18th century America than in a steamy west African city. Others look like they may have been built hundreds of years ago in the islands of the Caribbean, another reflection of Sierra Leone's history as a colony established for freed slaves. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 02 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A pedestrian walks past a traditional colonial-era Board House dating back about a century on Pademba Road in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown April 27, 2012. Scattered across Sierra Leone's capital Freetown stand ageing wooden houses, some of which look more like they belong on the east coast of 18th century America than in a steamy west African city. Others look like they may have been built hundreds of years ago in the islands of the Caribbean, another reflection of Sierra Leone's history as a colony established for freed slaves. Picture taken April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 01 OF 29 OF PACKAGE 'FREETOWN - FADING ARCHITECTURE' 

A fried arepa stuffed with meat and cheese is seen in the restaurant in Caracas September 21, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 21, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS) 

Workers prepare arepas at the La Casa del Llano restaurant in Caracas September 22, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS) 

A family eats stuffed arepas at the Arepa Factory restaurant in Caracas September 25, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS) 

A worker fills an arepa with cheese at the La Casa del Llano restaurant in Caracas September 22, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 20, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS) 

A waiter carries stuffed arepas on a tray at the La Casa del Llano restaurant in Caracas September 22, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS) 

Arepas are grilled in Casa del Llano restaurant in Caracas September 20, 2011. The fillings are wedged into the arepa: a small flatbread that has been a source of nourishment and pride to Venezuelans since Spanish colonialists tried to usurp it centuries ago. The arepa is to Venezuelans what the hamburger is to Americans or the tortilla to Mexicans. Venezuelans purchase a staggering 23 kg (50 lbs) of Harina PAN per person per year, rivaling the quantity of flour used in Mexico's tortillas. Picture taken September 20, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS)