African Union seeks UN resolution on transatlantic slave trade reparations

laprovence.com (French)

The African Union is pushing for a UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity. Ghana's President John Mahama presented the resolution, calling it a collective acknowledgment of the suffering of over 12.5 million Africans whose lives and futures were stolen. The resolution seeks formal apologies, restitution of artifacts, and compensation for descendants, aiming to address ongoing discrimination and neocolonialism.


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