African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
Leaders plan working groups on restitution, legal issues and compensation after a UN resolution gave the campaign unprecedented momentum, Ghana's foreign minister said.
- On Friday, African and Caribbean leaders concluded a three-day summit in Accra, adopting a declaration demanding concrete steps toward slavery reparations and seeking to convert international support into actionable policy.
- This summit builds on a March United Nations Resolution championed by Ghanaian President John Mahama, which recognized the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity" and was backed by 123 member states.
- Mahama announced three working groups to explore practical pathways, focusing on presidential coordination, restitution, and legal aspects to move the campaign from historical recognition toward concrete policy implementation.
- Organisers concluded proceedings on Friday with a Juneteenth ceremony at Osu Castle in Accra, a former slave fort, marking the first time the celebration occurred outside the United States.
- Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka warned that reparations "must go beyond symbolism," while delegates cautioned that the greatest challenge will be translating these declarations into implementation.
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More than 150 years after slavery ended in much of the world, governments are still debating whether the descendants of enslaved Africans deserve more than apologies. Development Diaries reports that representatives from over 80 countries are participating in a three-day conference on reparatory justice in Ghana’s Accra, the first major international gathering since the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution describing the…
Boakai Urges Africa to Broaden Reparations Agenda
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