Pope Leo apologises for church’s role in slavery, calls for restorative justice
Pope Leo XIV has acknowledged the Catholic Church’s historical role in slavery and called for restorative justice for communities still ...
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Ghana to host global reparations conference after UN slavery resolution
Ghana is set to host a high-level international conference on reparatory justice in June 2026, following the historic adoption of ...
Reparations debate must reflect historical truth — Ablakwa slams Kemi Badenoch
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has criticised remarks by the Leader of the Conservative Party in the UK, ...
Ablakwa: Dissenting nations still have chance to back reparations agenda
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Ghana will intensify diplomatic efforts to engage countries that ...
After slavery recognition, Africa must break economic chains for real freedom
For the umpteenth, Ghana has placed Africa at the center of world history. Acting on behalf of the African Union ...
The UN resolution on reparatory justice, why Africans should offer reparations
Overall, historians estimate that the port of Anomabo exported approximately 466,000 enslaved people during the heady days of the trade. ...
Mahama: Fight for justice on slave reparations has just begun
President John Dramani Mahama has described the United Nations’ approval of a motion on slavery reparations as a significant milestone, ...
Africa’s role in building Europe, New World overlooked – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has criticised what he describes as global silence on Africa’s historical contributions to the development of ...
Mahama: Transatlantic slave trade a crime that must be recognised
President John Dramani Mahama has rejected arguments that historical events like slavery should be judged by the social norms of ...
Mahama: Slave trade resolution a pathway to healing and justice
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the resolution declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade the gravest crime against humanity marks ...
Ablakwa calls for upholding human dignity in slavery remembrance
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for a deeper understanding of the history of slavery and ...
A RESOLUTION LIKE NO OTHER: Ghana’s Draft Resolution before UN and the case for reparatory justice – Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
There is a reason Ghana’s iconic Coat of Arms has always carried a profound creed: Freedom and Justice. It was ...
Mahama heads to New York for UN address on slavery remembrance
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to depart Accra on Monday, March 23, 2026, for New York City to participate ...
Brazil backs Ghana’s UN resolution on slave trade
Brazil has pledged its support for President John Dramani Mahama’s campaign at the United Nations to have the transatlantic slave ...
Child Slavery: Victim shares a harrowing tale of survival and resilience
13-year-old Emelia Abeka from Ekumpoano in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region has shared her harrowing experience of escaping ...
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