Amnesty International has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution recognizing chattel enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity, describing the move as a landmark victory for legal recognition and reparative justice. In a statement issued following the vote, the global human rights organization praised the resolution tabled by Ghana on […]
President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed the United Nations’ approval of a motion recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, describing the development as a landmark achievement in the global push for justice. The resolution, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, also advances calls for reparatory justice, marking a significant […]
President John Mahama has stated that the transatlantic slave trade was engineered to strip Africans of their humanity, stressing that the system was built on false notions of racial superiority. Delivering remarks at a United Nations event on slavery at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, March 24, he argued that the historical framing of […]
President John Mahama is set to table a landmark United Nations resolution on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, formally declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity, a move Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes as a defining moment in the global push for reparatory justice. The draft resolution, titled Declaration of the Trafficking […]
King Charles will host the first Nigerian state visit to the UK for 37 years, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, to be given a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. At the start of the two-day visit, the leaders of Africa’s most populous country will be greeted by senior royals, including […]
South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as saying the country’s association with the Islamic Republic was an impediment to good relations with Washington. In an interview with Reuters over the weekend, Zane Dangor, director-general of the Department of […]
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has adopted a baby girl who was recently found abandoned in Tabora in January Today, that same child was officially handed over to the president, welcomed into the first family, and given the name Grace Samia Suluhu Baby Grace’s story is a rare turn of fate that has transformed a fragile […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the escalating conflict in the Middle East was already putting strain on the African continent’s supply chains and causing higher energy prices. Ramaphosa made the comments at an African energy conference in Cape Town, which is taking place at a time of extreme volatility in global energy markets. Oil […]
Ivory Coast has given assurances that it will continue a programme to buy a residual stock of 100,000 metric tons of cocoa at the guaranteed price, the head of the cocoa producers’ organisation said on Tuesday. This is an effort to calm tensions among farmers and cooperatives. Farmers had voiced concern in recent days that […]
Uganda’s central bank will start its domestic gold purchasing programme this month, it said on Monday, joining other policymakers around the world building up their gold holdings after a surge in the metal’s price. The East African nation announced the plan two years ago, saying it would help to boost reserves and cushion the economy […]
Nigeria’s government has rejected a media report alleging that it paid a “huge” ransom to Islamist militant group Boko Haram to secure the release of more than 200 pupils and staff abducted from a Catholic boarding school in November. Information Minister Mohammed Idris described the allegation, made by the AFP news agency quoting intelligence sources, […]
Chad has closed its eastern border with Sudan after clashes in recent days linked to Sudan’s civil war killed five Chadian soldiers, as the conflict spilled over into Chadian territory, two sources told the Reuters news agency. The border closure on Monday comes after a Chadian official told Reuters that clashes on Saturday between the […]
