By Francis Kobena Tandoh A total of 123 countries on Wednesday voted in favour of the slavery reparations motion proposed by Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The resolution called on the UN to recognise the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime everContinue Reading
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a motion on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, with 123 member states voting in favour. The motion, presented under Ghana’s leadership calls for a renewed international commitment to reparative justice for African nations and theContinue Reading
Delegates at a recently concluded pan-African conference in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, have added their voices to calls for reparations and justice for the African continent. The International Conference of Pan-African Progressive Forces, convened by the Pan-African Progressive Front (PPF) from Tuesday to Wednesday, brought together hundreds of policymakers,Continue Reading
In October 1945, in the city of Manchester, England, a defining moment in modern African history took place: the convening of the 5th Pan-African Congress. This gathering brought together liberation leaders, trade unionists, students, and intellectuals from across Africa and the diaspora to map out the final struggle for Africa’sContinue Reading
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called for reparations from nations that undertook the trans-Atlantic slave trade and colonization of Africa, emphasizing the need to restore the continent’s full human dignity. Mahama, also serving as the African Union (AU) champion for reparatory justice for Africans and people ofContinue Reading
