London, Accra Unveil Global Slavery Memorial Network with Ghana Site

London memorial to mark victims of Transatlantic Slavery will form part of international project

A new memorial commemorating the victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade will be built in Accra, Ghana, as part of a global network of remembrance sites linked to a major memorial planned for London. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan joined the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, to announce the plans during a trade visit to Africa. The new artwork will be installed outside Accra City Hall and is the first in a series of international partner…

Mayor of London joins leaders in Accra to announce ‘historic’ new memorial site for victims of Transatlantic Slavery - Alt A Review

Mayor of London joins leaders in Accra to announce ‘historic’ new memorial site for victims of Transatlantic Slavery New memorial in Accra will stand testament to the one million people who were trafficked from the Gold Coast (present day Ghana) as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Planned artwork in Accra and Freetown will be first of a global network linked to the landmark memorial planned in London & funded by the Mayor Sadiq made the a…

Accra to host first global memorial honouring victims of transatlantic slave trade

Accra is set to become the first city in a new global network of memorials honouring victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, with a symbolic monument to be installed at the PWD triangle outside City Hall. The announcement was made on Thursday when the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, visited the proposed memorial site alongside the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, as part of his five-day trade mission to Africa, aimed at strengthen…

London, Accra Unveil Global Slavery Memorial Network with Ghana Site

Mayor Of London Joins Leaders In Accra London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Accra Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey announced plans for a global network of memorials honoring Transatlantic Slavery victims, starting with sites in Accra and Freetown linked to a landmark London monument. The announcement came during Khan’s trade mission to Ghana, reinforcing ties between the […] The post London, Accra Unveil Global Slavery Memorial Network with Ghana Site appear…