Accra has become the epicentre of global diplomatic convergence, as representatives from over 80 countries arrive in Ghana for the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice. According to Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the high-level gathering brings together Presidents from Senegal, Namibia, Liberia, and São Tomé and Príncipe, alongside the Prime Minister […]
The Presidency has announced that Ghana will host a major international conference in Accra next month following the historic apology by Pope Leo XIV over the role of the Holy See in the transatlantic slave trade. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the government said Ghana “warmly […]
Government has described the recent apology by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV over the Holy See’s role in the transatlantic slave trade as a major moment in the global push for historical justice, truth and reconciliation. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday and signed by Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Ghana said […]
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 […]
Writing on “What is Africa owed”, New York Times journalist, Lynsey Chutel, referenced a group of eminent Africans, including the respected Ali Mazrui, who viewed reparations not merely in terms of monetary compensation, but in other efforts of restitution. “Reparations from Western countries meant reducing their support for African tyrants, supporting democracy on the continent, […]
Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday. […]
